703
FZPN03 KNHC 172132
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 19.
.WARNINGS.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 17.1N 121.9W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 17
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 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 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 126W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 19.4N 124.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM
E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300
NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 26N BETWEEN 113W AND 132W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 22.9N 126.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM
NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 13N TO 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 137W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.
N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 108W. LOW PRES NEAR 12N108W
1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
12.5N111W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE
QUADRANT 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 2100 UTC FRI JUL 17...
TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N
TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA
AT 10N76W TO 07N90W TO 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 11N106W TO 12N114W,
THEN RESUMES SOUTHWEST OF ELIDA FROM 11N128W TO BEYOND 10N140W.
ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH ELIDA...SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 02.5N TO
09N E OF 90W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W
AND 100W...FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W...AND FROM 07N TO
10N BETWEEN 108W AND 112W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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