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FZPN03 KNHC 182059
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.1N 108.4W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 18 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 75 
NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE...90 NM 
SE...100 NM SW...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.3N 110.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.3N 114.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM 
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 19.5N 118.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 21.0N 123.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAUSTO NEAR 22.5N 127.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 18.0N 128.7W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 
18 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 17.8N 133.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 137.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 17.0N 143.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 17.0N 149.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NE...360 NM 
SE...270 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
360 NM E AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ELIDA WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 150 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 270 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
ELIDA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 
130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
ELIDA WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N 
TO 26N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W SE TO S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
S SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC FRI JUL 18.
.HURRICANE FAUSTO...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM 
SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 17N BETWEEN 101W AND 109W.

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 12N86W TO 13N103W TO 
08N110W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 04N BETWEEN 82W AND 
90W.

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.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.