FZPN40 PHFO 271510 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1700 UTC TUE AUG 27 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 27 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 28 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 29 2024. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 140.7W 990 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 27 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 145W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 18.9N 144.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 147W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 143W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.9N 149.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 150W AND 146W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 152W AND 147W. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPZ22 KHNC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 19.9N 165.4W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 27 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 168W AND 160W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT ...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 170W AND 162W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 20.5N 169.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 172W AND 165W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 173W AND 166W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 21.4N 173.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 175W AND 170W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 175W AND 171W. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY CPHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA21 PHFO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 10N171E 05N163E MOVING NW 10 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N163E 08N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25N170E 21N170E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH N OF 23N. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 11N140W 09N160W 06N172W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ W OF 163W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 173E AND 173W... AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 170E AND 177E... AND FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 167E. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 164E... AND FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 174E AND 177E. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.