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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.5N 129.9W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150
NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 22N129W TO
19N130W TO 16N129W TO 17N125W TO 19N124W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N122W TO
25N125W TO 20N134W TO 13N131W TO 12N124W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.1N 134.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 10 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 24N130W TO 24N136W TO 17N137W TO 17N130W TO 19N128W TO
24N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 21N127W TO 29N134W TO 26N140W TO 14N140W TO 10N132W TO
16N126W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.8N 139.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 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 24N134W TO 25N137W
TO 24N140W TO 17N140W TO 17N137W TO 20N132W TO 24N134W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N131W TO
26N132W TO 27N140W TO 10N140W TO 11N136W TO 14N134W TO 20N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 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...
.LOW PRES NEAR...INVEST EP98...NEAR 09N99W 1006 MB. WITHIN
13N93W TO 13N95W TO 10N99W TO 09N99W TO 05N96W TO 08N93W TO
13N93W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 11N101W 1002 MB. WITHIN 11N99W TO 11N100W TO
09N100W TO 09N100W TO 09N99W TO 11N99W S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N98W TO 14N103W TO 11N104W TO
08N102W TO 07N97W TO 10N96W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 13N108W 998 MB. WITHIN 14N103W TO 14N105W TO
12N106W TO 11N105W TO 11N104W TO 12N103W TO 14N103W WINDS 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N103W TO 16N106W TO
12N108W TO 10N106W TO 10N103W TO 12N101W TO 16N103W WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO
17N102W TO 17N107W TO 15N109W TO 09N107W TO 07N100W TO 15N98W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 27N122W TO 24N117W TO 27N115W TO
30N117W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N108W TO 03N112W TO 02N120W TO
00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S107W TO 02N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 00N102W TO 04N117W TO 00N128W TO 01S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 00N102 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC FRI JUL 24...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF
THE CENTER.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N99W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO
10N BETWEEN 99W AND 102W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W.

.AREA OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N
BETWEEN 119W AND 123W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N91W TO LOW
PRES...INVEST EP98...NEAR 09N99W TO 06N110W AND TO 09N122W. IT
RESUMES S OF FAUSTO NEAR 12N129W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 86W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.