000 FZPN03 KNHC 280946 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 28 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE 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 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 30. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 132.0W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N128W TO 23N132W TO 20N135W TO 18N136W TO 15N134W TO 17N129W TO 21N128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.6N 135.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N132W TO 22N134W TO 20N138W TO 17N137W TO 16N136W TO 18N135W TO 20N132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 18.6N 138.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR W OF THE AREA NEAR 18.5N 141.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 20N138W TO 21N139W TO 22N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N139W TO 20N138W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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. .WITHIN 21N139.5W TO 21.5N139.5W TO 21.5N140W TO 19.5N140W TO 19.5N139.5W TO 20N139.5W TO 21N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0930 UTC WED AUG 28... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 102W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 118W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 11N108W TO 08N128W. THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 08N128W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.