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FZPN03 KNHC 282104
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.6N 133.4W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
28 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 15N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 130W AND 136W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 17.7N 
137.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 17.7N 
140.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE NE OF CENTER FROM 
18N TO 22N BETWEEN 129W AND 133W.   

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 105W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 124W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO 10N100W TO 11N110W TO 
09N128W. THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 09N128W TO 10N140W. ASIDE 
FROM THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES AND T.S. 
HECTOR DESCRIBED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS SEEN FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.