000 FZPN03 KNHC 171519 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU AUG 17 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 17 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 18 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 19 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.7N 121.1W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 17 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 200 NM NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HRCN HECTOR NEAR 16.2N 124.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NW QUAD WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HRCN HECTOR NEAR 18.0N 128.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TS FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TS HECTOR NEAR 20.0N 132.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TS HECTOR NEAR 21.5N 134.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TD HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 136.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA COAST NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST 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 9N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W SE TO S WINDS 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... HURRICANE HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 90 TO 180 NM FROM CENTER. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N81W 8N105W 13N115W 13N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS E OF 112W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG NEAR 13N137W. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH