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FZPN03 KNHC 150905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JUL 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.2N 111.3W 981 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 15
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.8N 115.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS 
25 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.4N 119.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 124.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 128.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 131.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 150 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 210 
NM NE AND 180 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 240 
NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.LOW PRES 09N94W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...10N96W 
1008 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 10N99W 
1007 MB.  WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER  
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE JUL 15.
.HURRICANE ELIDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM N AND WITHIN 150 
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. 

.LOW PRES AT 09N94W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM W OF CENTER.

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST BETWEEN 81W 
AND 95W AND WITHIN 45 NM 21N106.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N TO 10N E OF 
140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 
06N78W TO 05N98W THEN NARROW TO WITHIN 30 NM LINE 07N103W TO 
09N133W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.