000 WTPZ23 KNHC 130239 TCMEP3 TROPICAL STORM HECTOR FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP082012 0300 UTC MON AUG 13 2012 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 110.7W AT 13/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 993 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT.......130NE 90SE 80SW 60NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 120SE 90SW 90NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 110.7W AT 13/0300Z AT 13/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 110.5W FORECAST VALID 13/1200Z 18.1N 111.6W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...130NE 90SE 80SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 18.2N 112.8W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...130NE 90SE 80SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 18.3N 113.9W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...120NE 80SE 70SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 18.4N 114.9W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...110NE 80SE 70SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 19.1N 116.7W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 17/0000Z 19.8N 118.5W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 18/0000Z 20.5N 120.0W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.1N 110.7W NEXT ADVISORY AT 13/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE