000
FZPN03 KNHC 160905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED AUG 16 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 18

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TS HECTOR NEAR 13.1N 116.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 16 MOVING W 
OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. 
TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUAD WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TS HECTOR NEAR 14.0N 120.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HRCN HECTOR NEAR 15.5N 124.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TS 
FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS 22 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TS HECTOR NEAR 17.5N 127.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TS HECTOR NEAR 19.5N 130.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TD HECTOR NEAR 21.0N 134.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM SE AND WITHIN 
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 22W W OF 123W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

.S OF 7N E OF 95W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED AUG 16...
TS HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF 
CENTER.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 6N78W 7N90W 7N108W TO TS 
HECTOR THEN W TO 10N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG FROM 4N 
TO 11N E OF 105W AND FROM 8N TO 14N W OF 126W. 

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH