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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JUL 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JUL 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.RECENTLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 12.4N 112.7W 1005
MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 19 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4 M
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N108W TO 17N109W TO 15N113W TO 12N115W TO 10N112W TO
12N108.5W TO 15N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 14.2N 115.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180
NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
17N111W TO 18N116W TO 15N117W TO 10N116W TO 10N111W TO 13N109W TO
17N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.4N 117.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.3N 118.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120
NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
17N114W TO 20N116W TO 17N122W TO 12N121W TO 10N117W TO 12N115W TO
17N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 20N113W TO 22N118W TO 17N123W TO 12N120W TO 09N113W TO
11N111W TO 20N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 23.2N 125.9W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL
19 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...300
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N121W TO 27N126W TO 26N131W TO 23N133W TO
19N128W TO 20N122W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N118W TO 29N129W TO 22N139W TO
17N135W TO 12N128W TO 13N122W TO 18N121W TO 20N119W TO 27N118W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 27.4N 127.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...210 SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N124W TO
30N125W TO 30N132W TO 26.5N131.5W TO 24N130W TO 25N125W TO
27N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 26N122W TO 30N124W TO 30N134W TO 27N137W TO 20N140W TO
13N139W TO 14N127W TO 26N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA N OF AREA NEAR
32.7N 127.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N135W TO 27N132W TO 27N127W
TO 28N126W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N
TO NE 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...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.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N90W TO 08N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...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...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 10N95W TO 11N99W TO 09N101W TO 06N100W TO 06N97W TO
08N95W TO 10N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 04N107W TO 06N110W TO 00N124W TO 03S120W TO 03S106W TO
04N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N113W TO 07N118W TO 00N129W TO
00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S105W TO 05N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N111W TO 03N116W TO 03N120W TO
00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S109W TO 01N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2045 UTC SUN JUL 19...

.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 09N
TO 13N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM
SE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 17N
BETWEEN 107W AND 112W.

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
22N TO 25N BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

.NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N90W TO 11N102W TO
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO TO 12N120W TO 10N132W TO 09N140W. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 129W
AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF
THE TROUGH FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W AND WITHIN 180 NM
S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 123W AND 129W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.