195
FZPN03 KNHC 202208
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON JUL 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUL 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 14.2N 116.7W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL
20 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N114W TO 16N117W TO
13N118W TO 11N117W TO 12N114W TO 14N113W TO 17N114W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N111W TO
19N114W TO 18N118W TO 13N119W TO 10N118W TO 11N112W TO 18N111W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.1N 117.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.0N 119.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 210 NM IN E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM
IN NW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM IN SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N116W TO 20N117W TO 19N121W TO 15N121W TO
12N119W TO 14N116W TO 18N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N112W TO 21N114W TO 20N122W TO
16N124W TO 10N120W TO 11N115W TO 17N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.0N 122.4W. 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 240 NM IN E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM IN
NW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM IN SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N119W TO 21N122W TO 20N125W TO 16N125W TO
13N120W TO 16N118W TO 20N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N115W TO 23N117W TO 24N124W TO
19N129W TO 13N126W TO 12N118W TO 20N115W 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW AT 27N127W 1003 MB MOVING NNW 12 KT. WITHIN 29N126W TO
30N128W TO 28N129W TO 27N128W TO 27N126W TO 29N126W NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N125W TO
30N130W TO 27N131W TO 25N130W TO 25N125W TO 27N124W TO 30N125W N
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
28N122W TO 25N127W TO 28N134W TO 19N139W TO 14N135W TO 17N126W
TO 28N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW AT 31N128W 1004 MB. WITHIN 30N125W TO
30N131W TO 28N130W TO 28N126W TO 30N125W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 30N123W TO 28N129W TO 29N135W TO
25N137W TO 22N131W TO 26N125W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NORTH OF THE AREA. WITHIN 30N125W TO
30N133W TO 28N131W TO 28N129W TO 29N128W TO 29N126W TO 30N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N91W TO 09N91W TO 08N88W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO
09N88W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 07N115W TO 05N123W TO 01N127W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S107W TO 07N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE
TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON JUL 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N79W ALONG THE PANAMA COAST
WESTWARD TO 10N107W, WHERE IT BREAKS FOR TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO.
THE MONSOON TROUGH BEGINS AGAIN AT 12N125W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING NORTH OF 03N EAST OF
91W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM
06N-10N BETWEEN 131W-140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.