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FZPN03 KNHC 202053
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.7N 113.4W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 20 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM 
NE...240 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST 
SEAS 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 20.7N 117.3W. 
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 120 NM NE...90 NM SE...75 NM SW...AND 90 NM 
NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 21.5N 121.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 
NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 
13 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW FAUSTO NEAR 22.0N 124.5W. 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 128.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM E AND 210 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 97W AND 117W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FAUSTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM NE...120 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.LOW NEAR 12N96W 1007 MB MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE...150 
NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 180 NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N100W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N105W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW...REMNANT OF ELIDA...NEAR 17N139W 1010 MB MOVING W 10 TO 15 
KT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. FROM 16N TO 23N W OF 136W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 04N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 94W AND 113W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 116W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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 2030 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM E 
AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES.

.LOW NEAR 12N96W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 360 NM W 
AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 10N84W TO 13N108W TO 
06N123W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 109W AND 126W.

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.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.