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FZPN03 KNHC 172158
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JUL 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA AT 17.2N 123.3W 980 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 17 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 
85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 30 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.2N 125.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.2N 127.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 16.9N 132.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 138.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 143.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 150.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
 
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO AT 12.8N 105.1W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 17 
MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 
GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 13.9N 108.7W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.1N 112.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
100 NM OF CENTER.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 
NM S OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.5N 115.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 119.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 19.5N 123.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT 
...210 NW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM NE...180 NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 180 
NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT 
...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 
33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 
270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.S OF 05N FROM 100W AND 110W  S TO SW WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 
FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 06N FROM 95W AND 120W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  ELSEWHERE S OF 13N FROM 80W AND 125W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 80W TO LINE FROM 
19N115W TO 00N123W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU JUL 17.
.HURRICANE ELIDA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S QUADRANTS OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 09N79W TO 07N92W TO 
11N99W TO 07N115W TO 10N128W TO 08N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS E OF 95W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.