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FZPN03 KNHC 190927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 19 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 196
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 20
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 21

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 17.4N 129.1W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 19
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE 
QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...125 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 225 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 18.9N 132.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...175 NM SE QUADRANT AND
120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 20.3N 135.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 35 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 175 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR DISSIPATING NEAR 
21.0N 137.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 21.5N 140.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM
NW SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH.

.S OF 6N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT
IN S SWELL. FROM 3N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 6N BETWEEN 85W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 8N FROM 110W TO 120W SE TO S 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 6N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SLY SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF THE BAJA COAST N OF 25N NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM OF BAJA COAST N OF 25N NW WINDS 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SAT AUG 19...

HURRICANE HECTOR...SOLID STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE IN BANDS MAINLY WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N78W 7N84W 9N97W 8N107W 7N117W 
14N128W 9N140W. ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NEAR 6N86W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 20 NM OF A LINE FROM 9N93W TO 8N108W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE NEAR 9N114W AND 8N118W. ISOLATED STRONG NEAR 12N134W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 9N140W.

SCATTERED MODERATE NEAR THE COAST AT 7N79W TO 7N82W THEN 
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 8N85W TO 15N95W. 
ISOLATED NEAR THE COAST AT 16N99W AND 24N107W. 

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH