777 FZPN03 KNHC 030326 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI AUG 3 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI AUG 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.1N 126.9W 973 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 03 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.1N 130.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.9N 135.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.0N 139.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 15.0N 144.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 16.5N 149.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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. .FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N104W 1009 MB. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 97W AND 1103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI AUG 3... .HURRICANE HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 14N125W TO 12N123W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 09N99W TO 15N118W...RESUMES FROM 12N129W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM N AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 11N117.5W. $$ .FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.