230 FZPN03 KNHC 010404 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED AUG 1 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 1. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 2. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 3. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 13.0N 118.2W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 01 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 13.8N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.9N 126.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.8N 130.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.7N 134.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.7N 138.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 98W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL..REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED AUG 1... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N90W TO 13N112W TO T.S. HECTOR LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 118.2W TO 11N122W TO 10N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE FORM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.