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FZPN03 KNHC 172114
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 19

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 15.0N 122.1W 975 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 17
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 200 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 16.2N 125.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE TO RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HRCN HECTOR NEAR 17.9N 129.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 19.5N 132.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TD HECTOR NEAR 21.0N 135.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 138.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 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 HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 
360 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 23N W OF 126W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 23N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE BAJA COAST NW WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 7N E OF 91W 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 88W AND 105W 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 THU AUG 17...
HURRICANE HECTOR...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED 
MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OVER SW 
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 19N119W 17N124W 
ASSOCIATED WITH AN OUTER RAIN BAND.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N85W 9N85W 9N110W
11N120W 14N125W 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 132W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 110W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH