131
FZPN03 KNHC 170246
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JUL 17 2026
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 19.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 15.9N 119.1W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL
17 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150
NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 19N113W TO 21N117W TO 20N122W TO 09N124W TO 08N119W TO
11N114W TO 19N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N112W TO 22N115W TO 19N123W TO
09N126W TO 06N117W TO 10N112W TO 20N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.4N 120.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 17.5N 121.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
330 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N119W TO 21N126W TO
16N126W TO 11N120W TO 18N115W TO 23N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N113W TO 23N116W TO
22N126W TO 14N126W TO 10N124W TO 11N114W TO 19N113W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 20.4N 124.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
330 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS... AND 270 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N118W TO 27N123W
TO 27N131W TO 21N133W TO 16N123W TO 18N119W TO 23N118W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N117W TO
27N128W TO 23N134W TO 18N132W TO 11N119W TO 18N115W TO 25N117W
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.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W
..INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 11N89W TO
11N92W TO 10N93W TO 09N92W TO 08N89W TO 09N88W TO 11N89W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 21N139W TO 23N140W TO 17N140W TO 18N139W TO 19N138W TO
21N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S118.5W TO 02.5S118.5W TO 02.5S120W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S118W TO 03S118.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S112W TO 02S114W TO 02S115W TO
03.4S117W TO 03.4S112W TO 03S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 10N107W 1009 MB. WITHIN
13N104W TO 13N106W TO 10N108W TO 07N107W TO 07N103W TO 09N102W TO
13N104W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
11N110W 1007 MB. WITHIN 12N103W TO 15N106W TO 14N111W TO 09N110W
TO 07N108W TO 09N103W TO 12N103W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC FRI JUL 17...
TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N75W TO 08N79.5W TO 09.5N86W
TO 07N96W TO 17.5N112.5W...THEN RESUMES SW OF ELIDA FROM 14N121W
TO 10.5N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 100W...WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN
100W AND 112.5W...AND WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND
112.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 138W AND
140W.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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