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FZPN03 KNHC 200246
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN JUL 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JUL 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.3N 111.0W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 20 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE...110 NM 
SE...60 NM SW...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
HIGHEST SEAS 29 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.3N 114.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 175 NM NE...120 NM SE...75 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 20.6N 118.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 22.1N 122.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAUSTO NEAR 23.5N 126.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAUSTO NEAR 24.5N 129.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...AND 390 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 99W 
AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM NE...150 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW NEAR 13N92W 1007 MB MOVING W 11 KT. WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N96W 
1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N100W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW...REMNANT OF ELIDA...NEAR 17N134W 1007 MB MOVING WSW 10 TO 
15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16N139W 1009 MB. FROM 17N TO 26N W OF 134W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 137W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 117W...AND S OF 04N BETWEEN 
81W AND 85W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W.

.LOW NEAR 13N92W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 97W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 11N84W TO 14N105W TO 
08N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
118W AND 126W.

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.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.