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FZPN03 KNHC 201511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JUL 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 112.5W 980 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 20 
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 20.3N 116.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT 
...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 
26 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 21.5N 120.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAUSTO NEAR 22.0N 124.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAUSTO NEAR 22.5N 127.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAUSTO NEAR 23.0N 131.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
...AND 360 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING. WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 25N BETWEEN 102W 
AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNING. WITHIN 
210 NM NE...150 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW NEAR 13N95W 1006 MB MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N100W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N105W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW...REMNANT OF ELIDA...NEAR 17N135W 1008 MB MOVING W 15 KT. 
WITHIN 300 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 16N142W 1009 MB. FROM 
16N TO 26N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL W OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 116W...AND S OF 04N BETWEEN 
81W AND 85W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N 
AND 150 NM S OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N OF CENTER.

.LOW NEAR 13N95W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W 12N91W 11N111W 07N125W 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 80W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.