000 FZPN03 KNHC 181510 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI JUL 18 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI JUL 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 13.6N 108.0W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 18 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.7N 110.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.7N 113.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.5N 118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 20.0N 122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 21.5N 127.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.6N 127.3W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 18 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.3N 131.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELIDA NEAR 16.9N 136.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 142.5W. 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 16.5N 148.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 16.5N 155.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 200 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .S OF 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 125W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 14N95W TO 14N110W TO 00N126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI JUL 18. .HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. .TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN A 75 NM RADIUS OF 18N128W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 07N90W TO 10N102W TO 08N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 11N122W TO 09N126W LINE. $$ .FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.