481
FZPN03 KNHC 200852
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 22.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 12.9N 115.6W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
20 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N112W TO 15N113W TO 16N116W TO 15N117W TO 11N117W TO 11N113W
TO 14N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 16N109W TO 19N115W TO 15N118W TO 10N118W TO 09N115W
TO 11N110W TO 16N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.0N 118.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N116W TO 19N118W TO 18N122W TO 13N122W TO
12N117W TO 15N115W TO 19N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N114W TO 19N122W TO 15N123W TO
09N117W TO 09N113W TO 13N112W TO 20N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.4N 121.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N118W TO 21N122W TO 19N125W TO 13N124W TO
12N119W TO 14N117W TO 21N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N115W TO 23N121W TO 18N126W TO
14N126W TO 10N119W TO 15N113W TO 20N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 25.3N 127.1W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
20 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N124W TO 29N129W TO 28N132W TO 21N132W TO
20N127W TO 23N123W TO 28N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N121W TO 30N125W TO 28N134W TO
22N139W TO 14N135W TO 13N126W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL ELIDA NEAR 30.0N 127.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N131W TO 28N131W TO 27N127W TO 29N125W
TO 30N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 26N124W TO 30N134W TO 23N138W TO 17N138W TO 15N134W
TO 26N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 32.7N
127.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 34.6N
127.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
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 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 02N114W TO 06N112W TO 06N114W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S105W TO 02N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N113W TO 03N124W TO 00N129W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S109W TO 00N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.42 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.
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180
NM SE SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 16N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W.
TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 26N TO
30N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0750 UTC MON JUL 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11.5N73W TO 10N85W TO 07N97W. ITCZ FROM
07N97W TO 12N110.5W. MONSOON TROUGH RESUMES FROM 17N123W TO
08.5N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N
BETWEEN 77W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM SE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 125W AND 132W...AND WITHIN
120 NM SO OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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