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FZPN03 KNHC 031021
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.0N 127.8W 975 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 03 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 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 
28 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 14.0N 131.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 13.9N 135.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 
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 14.5N 140.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.5N 140.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HECTOR NEAR 14.5N 140.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 96W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 112W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N104W 1008 MB. FROM 08N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 105W S TO 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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N115W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 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. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 15N121W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W 
AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.