000
FZPN03 KNHC 201540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN AUG 20 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 20
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 21
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 22

.WARNINGS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR AT 19.8N 133.5W 986 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 20 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 
80 KT.  TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 
75 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 175 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SE QUAD AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS 
TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TD HECTOR NEAR 21.3N 136.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN  
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 139.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 23.0N 142.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNINGS...FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...FROM 16N 
TO 26N W OF 132W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 135W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.N OF 23N  WITHIN 240 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST
NW WIND 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  NW WIND 20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N E OF 120W  NW WIND TO 20 KT
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW PRES CENTER 10N100W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. 
WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT  S WIND 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 11N103W 1007 MB  WITHIN 90 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 12N106W 1006 MB.  WITHIN 180 NM
E SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS 10 FT.  

.S OF 8N FROM 95W AND 105W  S TO SW WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS 8 FT
IN S SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 4N TO 9N BETWEEN 97W AND 120W
S TO SW WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 4N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W TO 120W
S TO SW WIND 20 KT  SEAS 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC SUN AUG 20...
HURCN HECTOR...AREA OF NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM 
NW QUADRANT.  NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IN BANDS 
WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 8N78W 14N97W 8N106W 
8N123W 17N133W 12N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 124W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM 
OF AXIS W OF 132W. 

ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST E OF 97W.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH