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FZPN03 KNHC 181600 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JUL 18 2026

CORRECTED ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH SECTION

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 18.9N 123.3W 990 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL
18 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N118W TO 24N130W TO 18N128W TO 
15N121W TO 16N117W TO 23N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N112W TO 25N116W TO 25N135W TO 
20N135W TO 09N124W TO 10N116W TO 18N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 21.9N 125.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N120W TO 
28N126W TO 24N133W TO 19N131W TO 19N127W TO 21N121W TO 24N120W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
26N118W TO 29N129W TO 22N139W TO 15N135W TO 13N127W TO 14N118W TO
26N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 26.4N 126.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN 30N124W TO 27N127W TO 28N135W TO 21N132W 
TO 21N126W TO 24N122W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N135W TO 22N140W TO 
13N133W TO 14N128W TO 21N120W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...STORM WARNING...
.BROAD LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...NEAR 10N107W 1009 MB. WITHIN 
12N104W TO 14N106W TO 14N107W TO 08N106W TO 07N104W TO 12N104W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE NEAR 12N111W 1004 MB. WITHIN 13N104W TO 16N106W TO 
16N109W TO 11N113W TO 09N113W TO 09N107W TO 13N104W WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 13N115W 1000 MB. WITHIN 13N112W TO 14N113W TO 
14N114W TO 12N115W TO 11N115W TO 12N113W TO 13N112W WINDS 45 TO 
55 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N112W TO 18N116W TO 
10N117W TO 09N115W TO 10N112W TO 13N109W TO 18N112W WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N108W TO 18N111W
TO 16N118W TO 11N118W TO 08N116W TO 08N109W TO 15N108W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 11N90W TO 10N92W TO 09N92W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 00N109W TO 01N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S107W TO 00N109W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N110W TO 02N114W TO 01N122W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03S110W TO 01N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N113W TO 06N118W TO 00N124W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 05N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 08N99.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 
10N96W TO 10N97W TO 10N99W TO 09N99W TO 07N98W TO 07N96W TO 
10N96W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 11N103W 1008 MB. WITHIN 
13N101W TO 12N104W TO 10N106W TO 09N105W TO 10N102W TO 11N101W TO
13N101W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT JUL 18...

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
180 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 240 NM SE OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...CORRECTED
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N76W TO 08N97W TO LOW PRES... 
INVEST EP97 NEAR 10N107W...TO 12N113.5W. IT RESUMES SW OF ELIDA AT 
10N129W TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 77W AND 84W...WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W 
AND 96W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 90W AND WITHIN 
120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 87W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.