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FZPN03 KNHC 140906
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE AUG 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 14
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 15
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 16

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.9N 114.0W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
14 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 115.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 19.1N 116.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT 
WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.0N 
118.0W. 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 21.0N
119.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 21.0N
121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 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 WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM N AND 480 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM N 
AND 480 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N 
AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N BETWEEN 106W AND 
118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 
119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W AND S OF 08N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 80W AND 88W AND S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE AUG 14...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 300 NM OVER THE 
SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 18N110W 
TO 19N113W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N80W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 09N90W TO 
14N103W...AND FROM 12N119W TO 11N135W TO 08N140W. ISOLATED 
STRONG NOTED N OF 04W E OF 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG NOTED WITHIN 30 NM LINE 12N105W TO 11N119W. SCATTERED 
STRONG OBSERVED WITHIN 60 NM OF 06N140.5W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.