000
FZPN03 KNHC 170913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 19

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 14.5N 119.6W 989 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
17 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 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 15.8N 123.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM S AND 100 NM N SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 200 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 16.6N 125.0W. 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 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.4N 127.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 19.5N 130.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 21.0N 133.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 200 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA COAST NW WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.S OF 7N E OF 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SLY 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7N E OF 100W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT IN SLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 7N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W SE TO 
S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN SLY SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC THU AUG 17...
TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 75 NM 
OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N 
AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N81W 7N94W 8N108W 11N114W 
13N137W 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 4N78W TO 7N90W TO 8N100W TO 10N108W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 9N139W. 

OTHER ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION NEAR 6N81W 9N85W 10N86W 
10N90W 12N95W AND 16N95W. 

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH