000
FZPN03 KNHC 150307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR AT 17.2N 115.1W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 15 
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 2 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT GUSTS 
45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
130 NM SE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 18.1N 116.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 19.4N 
117.3W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS BELOW 12 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.5N 
118.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 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 WIND 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 90 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM N 
AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W 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 108W AND 
119W  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 10N 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 120W  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 0300 UTC WED AUG 15...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW AND S 
QUADRANTS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 13N88W TO EMBEDDED 1008 MB LOW PRES 
AT 09N93W TO 09N98W THEN RESUMES FROM 13N117W TO 09N138W.  ITCZ 
AXIS HENCE TO BEYOND 09N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 
97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 117W TO 127W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.