840
FZPN03 KNHC 222124
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JUL 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JUL 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.2N 122.0W 983 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 22 MOVING
W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM
NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.9N 126.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS
4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 11.0 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 12N TO 26N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.4N 131.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
270 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 124W AND
140W 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.

.FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 09N95W 1007
MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 09N98W 1006
MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.N OF 28N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED JUL 22...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM
OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W
AND 122W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 92W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1006 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER
NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 08N92W TO
06N105W, THEN RESUMES SW OF FAUSTO FROM 13N128W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N
TO 10N E OF 107W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.