000
FZPN03 KNHC 280347
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.2N 131.0W 1001 MB AT 0300 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 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND
75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N126W 
TO 23N130W TO 20N134W TO 15N133W TO 15N131W TO 17N127W TO 20N126W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.6N 134.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N131W TO 
22N134W TO 20N138W TO 16N136W TO 16N134W TO 19N131W TO 21N131W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 18.6N 137.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 18.5N 
139.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 
21N137W TO 22N140W TO 17N140W TO 20N136W TO 21N137W E WINDS 20 TO
30 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.

.T.S. GILMA W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 21N138W TO 
23N140W TO 19N140W TO 20N138W TO 21N138W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 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 0330 UTC WED AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM
17N TO 21N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 102W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 110W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 118W...ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN
111W AND 122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N103W TO 08N125W. 
THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 08N125W TO 08N130W TO 09N135W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 86W AND 
94W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.