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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JUL 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.6N 131.2W 967 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND
240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N126W
TO 24N129W TO 25N132W TO 23N135W TO 18N134W TO 16N129W TO 22N126W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
24N124W TO 28N133W TO 19N139W TO 12N132W TO 11N128W TO 15N124W TO
24N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.0N 135.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N131W TO
24N133W TO 23N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N134W TO 19N132W TO 23N131W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N128W TO 25N131W TO 27N136W TO 26N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N135W TO
22N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.8N 140.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N136W TO 25N138W
TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N137W TO 20N136W TO 23N136W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N134W TO
29N140W TO 12N140W TO 21N133W TO 25N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E NEAR 9.0N 100.5W 1005 MB AT 1500
UTC JUL 24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 10N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N101W TO
09N102W TO 06N100W TO 06N98W TO 10N97W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN-E NEAR 9.3N 101.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN-E NEAR 10.5N 103.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 5.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N100W TO 14N102W TO 14N105W TO 12N106W TO
09N104W TO 10N101W TO 13N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N97W TO 16N101W TO 16N103W TO
12N100W TO 08N101W TO 09N97W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN-E NEAR 12.9N 108.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N105W TO
17N108W TO 15N111W TO 13N111W TO 10N106W TO 12N104W TO 16N105W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
18N104W TO 18N109W TO 11N113W TO 07N109W TO 08N105W TO 12N101W TO
18N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 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.

.WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N99W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO 12N94W
TO 15N95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 27N122W TO 24N117W TO 27N115W TO
30N117W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S115W TO 02N118W TO 00N124W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S116W TO 01S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N115W TO 03N121W TO 00N126W TO
01S120W TO 03S118W TO 03.4S109W TO 03N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI JUL 24...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 17N TO 21N
BETWEEN 128W AND 133W.

.T.D. SEVEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 15N
BETWEEN 94W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 07N108W. ITCZ FROM 07N108W TO
04N127W...THEN RESUMES NEAR 08N132W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF BOUNDARIES.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.