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FZPN03 KNHC 281520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.3N 132.9W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 
28 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 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 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 129W AND 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.5N 136.8W.
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 N SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT. 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 134W AND 140W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 18.5N 
139.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HECTOR NEAR 18.4N 
142.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 18N TO 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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.

N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC WED AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE.  

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 103W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 122W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N91W TO 10N100W TO 
11N110W TO 08N128W. THE ITCZ IS ANALYZED FROM 08N128W 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.