597
FZPN03 KNHC 210302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JUL 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JUL 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 23.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.7N 117.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 21
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...170
NM SE QUADRANT...160 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N116W TO 18N118W TO 14N120W TO
12N119W TO 12N115W TO 15N114W TO 19N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N112W TO 20N118W TO
16N120W TO 12N120W TO 10N114W TO 14N111W TO 18N112W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN S TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.2N 119.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...80 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 NM
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM IN E SEMICIRCLE...
150 NM IN NW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM IN SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 7.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N118W TO 20N121W TO 14N122W TO 13N120W TO
14N117W TO 17N116W TO 20N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N112W TO 23N118W TO 21N123W TO
17N125W TO 11N121W TO 12N114W TO 18N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN S TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.1N 123.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM IN E SEMICIRCLE...
210 NM IN NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM IN SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N120W TO 22N124W TO 19N127W TO 16N126W
TO 13N121W TO 17N119W TO 21N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N117W TO 25N123W TO 23N128W TO
17N130W TO 11N124W TO 14N117W TO 23N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N127.5W 1003 MB. WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N129W TO
29N127W TO 29N126W TO 30N126W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0
M IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 29N126W TO
30N131W TO 27N128W TO 27N126W TO 28N124W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N133W TO 25N136W TO 18N138W TO 15N133W TO
16N128W TO 30N124W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N128W 1004 MB. WITHIN 30N125W
TO 30N131W TO 29N129W TO 29N127W TO 28N126W TO 29N125W TO 30N125W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 27N124W TO 30N123W TO 29N130W TO 30N133W TO 25N137W TO
22N130W TO 27N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF 30N. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 09.5N89W TO 09.5N89.5W TO 09N90W TO
08.5N90W TO 08.5N89.5W TO 09N89W TO 09.5N89W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 01S117W TO 03N124W TO 00N128W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S110W TO 01S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0000 UTC TUE JUL 21...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM
13.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 116W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 107W AND 122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09.5N74W TO 10N80W TO 06.5N93W TO 10N108W...
THEN RESUMES NEAR 12N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 09N E OF 93W...FROM 06N
TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 109W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 131W
AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.