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FZPN03 KNHC 141519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JUL 14 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN 

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON JUL 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 16.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 15.9N 109.1W 984 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 14 
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 112.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 17.2N 117.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 122.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.0N 125.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 129.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 240 
NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW PRES 10.5N91W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...10N94W 
1009 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...10N96W 
1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW PRES 20N117W 1011 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO....E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO....E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO....E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC MON JUL 14.
.HURRICANE ELIDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
AND WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
OF CENTER. 

.LOW PRES AT 10.5N91W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 
NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N83W 13N97W 10N113W 
9N125W 9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 4N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 95W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 6N77W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.