000 FZPN03 KNHC 120911 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN AUG 12 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 12 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 13 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 14 .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR AT 18.6N 109.4W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 12 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.5N 111.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.5N 112.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 19.4N 114.4W. 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 20.5N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 21.5N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 117W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 21N121.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 22N122W. WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES DISSIPATED. .N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 129W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN AUG 12... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 21N106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 10N85W TO 17N97W TO 16N105W...AND FROM 16N123W TO 09N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG NE OF LINE 02N79W TO 09N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 10N110W TO 10N120W AND LINE 12N123W TO 09N134W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.