000 FZPN03 KNHC 162153 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED JUL 16 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED JUL 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 18. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE ELIDA AT 17.0N 117.8W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 16 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE... 75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 17.7N 122.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 127.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 132.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 137.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 142.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO AT 11.3N 99.7W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 16 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 12.5N 104.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 14.0N 108.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 16.5N 115.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM AND 180 SW SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT ...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM E AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLES WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .S OF 04N FROM 94W TO 102W S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N FROM 97W TO 108W SE TO S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06N FROM 93W TO 122W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N FROM 102W TO 113W S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 92W TO 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED JUL 16. .HURRICANE ELIDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 440 NM W SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 07N78W TO 05N86W TO 11N97W TO 08N112W TO 09N127W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS FROM 107W TO 115W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.