000 FZPN03 KNHC 150903 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED AUG 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 17. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.2N 115.2W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 15 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 18.7N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 20.6N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CENTER. SEAS TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 23.0N 120.0W. 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 HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 90 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 HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 30 NM NW AND 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...WITHIN 30 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF HECTOR WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 97W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W AND ENTIRE AREA BETWEEN 91W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED AUG 15... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST FROM 11N TO 14N AND FROM 21N TO 24N. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 29.5N113W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 13N88W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 09N93W TO 10N98W...AND FROM 13N117W TO 09N138W. ITCZ 09N138W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM LINE 05N77W TO 07N98W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM LINE 14.5N105W TO 11.5N115.5W TO 11.5N130W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.