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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JUL 31 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.5N 117.2W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 31
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM
SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 16N113W TO 17N117W TO 15N119W TO 14N118W
TO 08N116W TO 11N113W TO 16N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N110W TO 16N120W TO 11N118W TO 05N128W TO
03N120W TO 10N109W TO 18N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GIL NEAR 15.6N 122.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM
SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 7 M. WITHIN 19N120W TO 20N123W TO 16N126W TO 13N122W TO
11N122W TO 13N118W TO 19N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N116W TO 19N129W TO 11N124W TO 06N129W TO
06N123W TO 14N113W TO 21N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GIL NEAR 18.4N 129.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM
SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 9 M. WITHIN 20N126W TO 24N129W TO 21N133W TO 18N132W TO
17N129W TO 18N125W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N121W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO 13N131W TO
05N133W TO 10N123W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5M IN MIXED SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N94.5W
TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N88W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N89W TO
10N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 20N133W TO 20N140W TO 12N140W TO 11N136W TO 12N128W TO
15N134W TO 20N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N135W TO 23N140W TO 13N140W TO
14N136W TO 18N131W TO 22N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SWELL FROM GIL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N94W TO 04N97W TO 04N99W TO 02N99W TO
02N94W TO 04N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02.5S85W TO 02.5S87W TO 03S88.5W TO
03S93W TO 03.4S93.5W TO 03.4S81.5W TO 02.5S85W...EXCEPT LEE OF
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S82W TO 01S83W TO 02S85W TO 03.4S88W
TO 03.4S81W TO 02S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC THU JUL 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 13N108W...THEN FROM 11N119W TO
08N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 119W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN
85W AND 94W...AND 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.