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FZPN03 KNHC 170334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA AT 17.3N 119.0W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 17 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS 
110 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
75 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 123.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 18.2N 128.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 133.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 138.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 143.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO AT 11.8N 101.7W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 
17 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 20 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 
GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 30 NM E AND 50 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 12.9N 106.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND 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 13.9N 110.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.0N 113.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.5N 116.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 121.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 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 03N FROM 95W TO 110W  S WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.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 10N FROM 90W TO 
127W  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 13 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 80W TO 123W 
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 0300 UTC THU JUL 17.
.HURRICANE ELIDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM W OF CENTER.  SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N78W TO 07N89W TO 
09N96W TO 08N113W TO 10N127W TO 06N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS E OF 90W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
S OF AXIS FROM 106W TO 113W.8W$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.