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FZPN03 KNHC 290405
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.2N 134.2W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
29 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 100 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 20N131W TO 22N135W TO 21N138W TO 17N138W TO 15N135W TO 
18N132W TO 20N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 17.3N 135.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 17.3N 
138.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 19N136W TO 21N137W TO 22N140W TO 16N140W TO 15N138W TO 
18N137W TO 19N136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR W OF AREA NEAR
17.3N 141.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC THU AUG 29...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE NE OF THE CENTER FROM
19N TO 22N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 106W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 113W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 125W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N100W TO 12N115W TO 
10N130W. THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 10N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 09N E OF 80W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.