280 FZPN03 KNHC 010958 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 1 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED AUG 1. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 2. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 3. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 13.4N 119.4W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 01 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 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. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM 210 SE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 14.2N 123.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 60 NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.4N 127.5W. 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 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.3N 132.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.0N 136.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.0N 140.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 101W AND 104W 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 0900 UTC WED AUG 1... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 15N112W TO T.S. HECTOR LOCATED NEAR 13.4N 119.4W TO 11N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W...FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W TO 112W...AND FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.