000
FZPN03 KNHC 160304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR AT 18.9N 115.4W 1004 MB MOVING N AT 
5 KT. MAXIMUM WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF CENTER.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 107W AND 117W  S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 20.8N 115.9W. 
MAXIMUM WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER.  ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 90W AND 119W  WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.  S OF 10N E OF 119W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 22.5N 
116.9W.  MAXIMUM WIND 15 GUSTS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   
FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 117W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.  S OF 10N E OF 99W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU AUG 16...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR...SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N90W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1009 MB AT 
07N98W TO 13N104W THEN RESUMES FROM 15N120W TO BEYOND 09N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF AXIS E OF 93W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.