FZPN40 PHFO 272248 HSFNP HIGH SEAS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 2300 UTC TUE AUG 27 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC AUG 27 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 28 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 29 2024. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 18.4N 141.5W 996 MB AT 1800 UTC AUG 27 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT... 50 NM NW QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT... WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 23N TO 18N E OF 145W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 14N E OF 145W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.0N 146.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM NW QUADRANT...0 NM S SEMICRICLE. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 23N TO 17N BETWEEN 147W AND 142W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 15N BETWEEN 150W AND 142W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.9N 150.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISHED. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 23N TO 19N 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 23N TO 19N BETWEEN 153W AND 148W. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 20.0N 165.7W 1002 MB AT 1800 UTC AUG 27 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM NW QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 25N TO 18N BETWEEN 168W AND 160W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM NW QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 16N BETWEEN 171W AND 161W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 20.8N 169.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 25N TO 20N BETWEEN 172W AND 167W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 26N TO 19N BETWEEN 173W AND 166W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HONE NEAR 21.7N 173.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT FROM 24N TO 21N BETWEEN 175W AND 171W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 21N BETWEEN 176W 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 NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPZ22 KHNC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 10N166E 08N163E 06N160E MOVING NW SLOWLY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N168E 12N164E 09N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW TROUGH 25N170E 20N169E. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. .ITCZ 11N140W 09N149W 10N160W 05N174W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ W OF 146W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 170E AND 176W...AND FROM 19N TO 14N W OF 167E. $$ .FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.