000 FZPN03 KNHC 130902 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON AUG 13 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON AUG 13 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 14 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 15 .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.1N 111.4W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 13 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.1N 113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 18.6N 115.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 19.4N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.0N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.5N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 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 WITHIN 420 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .LOW PRES NEAR 14N96.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N99W 1007 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N103W 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W AND S OF 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON AUG 13... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WELL W OF CENTER WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 17N114W TO 20N119W. .LOW PRES NEAR 14N96.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 14.5N97.5W. .SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF MEXICAN COAST FROM 20N TO 24N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 09N83W TO LOW PRES 14N96.5W TO 15N105W...THEN FROM 15N111W TO 15N125W TO 10N136W. ITCZ FROM 10N136W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM LINE 05N77W TO 11N90W...AND FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 99W AND 116W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.