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FZPN03 KNHC 142150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR AT 17.6N 114.9W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
14 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 
45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE AND 70 
NM SW QUADRANTS.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 90 
NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 116.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREAS OF STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 19.6N 117.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS BELOW 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.5N 
118.7W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 21.1N 
120.7W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 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 120 NM N AND 210 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N 
AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR  WINDS TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 
FT.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W  SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 109W AND 
118W  SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 
118W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.S OF 09N E OF 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N FROM 80W TO 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N FROM 80W TO 118W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2145 UTC TUE AUG 14...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 102W 
TO 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO EMBEDDED 1009 MB LOW PRES 
AT 09N93W TO 17N105W THEN RESUMES FROM 13N114W TO 12N129W TO 
10N136W.  ITCZ AXIS HENCE TO BEYOND 09N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE 
N OF 03N E OF 103W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 113W TO 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.