000
FZPN03 KNHC 170317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 17 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 19

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 14.3N 118.6W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
17 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 200 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 15.4N 121.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM 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 17.0N 125.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 19.0N 129.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 21.0N 132.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 134.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 
240 NM SE 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 SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 126W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 132W 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 100W 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 0245 UTC THU AUG 17...
TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NW OF CENTER
AND 45 NM SE OF CENTER. SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
60 NM E QUADRANT AND 120 NM S QUADRANT OF CENTER. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 9N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 
120W...AND ALSO MARKING AND OUTER SPIRAL BAND WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 12N113W TO 16N114W...AND FROM 17N116W TO 
17N120W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N84W 7N92W 8N100W 10N110W
11.5N120W 12.5N130W 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 
97.5W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH