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FZPN03 KNHC 180342
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JUL 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA AT 17.3N 124.6W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 18 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.2N 129.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 KT 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 EXCEPT WITHIN 60 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 16.8N 134.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 139.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 145.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 151.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  WIND 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
 
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO AT 13.0N 105.9W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 18 
MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 70 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 13.9N 109.1W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM EXCEPT 30 NM IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.1N 111.8W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.7N 115.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.5N 119.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 20.0N 123.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 0300 UTC FRI JUL 18.
.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 09N83W TO 07N91W TO 
12N99W TO 10N112W TO 10N135W TO 09N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS E OF 91W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.