000 FZPN03 KNHC 141512 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE AUG 14 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 16. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.1N 114.4W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 14 MOVING W OR 280 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 18.7N 115.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 19.7N 117.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.5N 118.7W. 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 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 WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N AND 210 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 180 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 105W 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 105W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .S OF 05N BETWEEN BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W AND S OF 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W 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 105W 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 1445 UTC TUE AUG 14... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 210 NM OVER THE SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 18N110W TO 19N113W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 09N91W TO 16N106W THEN CONTINUES W OF HECTOR FROM 14N120W TO 11N128W. ITCZ AXIS IS FROM 11N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07N E OF 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 137W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.