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FZPN03 KNHC 272113
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE AUG 27 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
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SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.8N 129.8W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
27 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 90 SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.3N 133.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 90 SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 135.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 
138.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 
17N TO 22N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

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.

T.S. GILMA W OF AREA NEAR 18.5N 142.1W. FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 
138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
23N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 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 2100 UTC TUE AUG 27...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
17N TO 19N BETWEEN 127W AND 130W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W/101W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG IS FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 116W/117W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO
11N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO 08N95W TO 11N104W TO 
07N122W. THERE IS NO MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ ANALYZED WEST OF 
122W DUE TO THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY THE CIRCULATIONS OF T.S. 
GILMA CURRENTLY LOCATED W OF AREA AND T.S. HECTOR. MOST OF THE 
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES AND 
T.S. HECTOR DESCRIBED ABOVE.  

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.