000 FZPN03 KNHC 151507 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED AUG 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 17. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.8N 115.2W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 15 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 19.3N 115.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 21.3N 116.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 23.0N 118.0W. 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 24.0N 119.0W. 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. FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 106W AMD 109W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W 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 100W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W 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 1430 UTC WED AUG 15... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST FROM 11N TO 14N AND FROM 21N TO 27N. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS VERY CLOSE TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...INCLUDING LOS CABOS AREA. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 10N88W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 08N95W THEN CONTINUES W OF HECTOR FROM 13N120W TO 10N134W. ITCZ AXIS IS FROM 10N134W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N E OF 81W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES NEAR 08N95W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W...FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W...AND FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.