380
FZPN03 KNHC 182132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT JUL 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 19.7N 124.0W 990 MB AT 2100 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 300 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N118W TO 24N132W TO 18N128W TO
15N121W TO 16N117W TO 23N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N113W TO 25N116W TO 25N135W TO
20N135W TO 10N124W TO 10N116W TO 18N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 23.0N 125.7W.
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 240
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 360 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N120W TO 28N126W TO 24N133W TO 19N130W TO
19N128W TO 21N121W TO 24N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N118W TO 28N131W TO 22N139W TO 15N135W
TO 13N126W 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 27.6N 127.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW
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 22N139W TO 14N133W TO
14N130W TO 20N124W 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 11N107W 1008 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 12N112W 1005 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.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR POSSIBLE LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 14N116W 998 MB. WITHIN 13.5N112.5W TO 14N114W TO
14N115W TO 13N115.5W TO 12N115W TO 12N113.5W TO 13.5N112.5W WINDS
50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.

.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.
.42 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...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 05N114W TO 06N118W TO 00N125W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 05N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N101W 1010 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N105W 1008 MB. WITHIN
12N104W TO 13N106W TO 12N107W TO 11N106W TO 11N105W TO 12N104W 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 2115 UTC SAT JUL 18...

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IN A
WIDE BAND FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 124W AND FROM
17N TO 21N BETWEEN 124W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG ESE OF ELIDA FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W AND
ALSO WELL TO ITS S FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 126W AND 133W.

.LOW PRES...INVEST EP97...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N76W TO 07N87W TO 08N99W TO
LOW PRES...INVEST EP97 NEAR 11N107W...TO 12N112W. IT RESUMES SW
OF ELIDA AT 09N128W TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W...WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 83W AND 88W AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND
91W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN
91W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N
BETWEEN 137W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.