000
FZPN03 KNHC 170918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...COR
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JUL 17 2008

...CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST... 

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 120.7W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 17
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 125.5W. 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 
20 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 128.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 130.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM E AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 135.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 140.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 145.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
 
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 11.4N 103.4W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
17 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 12.5N 108.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE 
AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 13.5N 111.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE 
AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.5N 114.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.0N 118.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 17.5N 122.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE 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 WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNING...WITHIN 180 
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM E AND WITHIN 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...WITHIN 300 
NM NE AND WITHIN 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING...LITTLE 
CHANGE. 

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 93W AND 123W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU JUL 17.
.HURRICANE ELIDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N A ND 150 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 
WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N81W TO 07N87W TO 
12N103W TO 08N140. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 07N E 
OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
08N97W TO 06N110W TO 09N120W TO 08N135W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.