000 FZPN03 KNHC 162109 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 16 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 16 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 17 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 18 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 13.8N 117.6W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 16 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 55 NM NE QUADRANT ...75 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.1N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.6N 120.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 16.2N 124.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 18.0N 128.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 20.0N 132.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 21.5N 134.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 7N E OF 95W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC WED AUG 16... TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM SW OF CENTER. SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 118W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 18N116W 18N119W DENOTES AN OUTER SPIRAL BAND. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N84W 7N92W 10N106W 13N116W 12.5N125W 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 109W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH