714
FZPN03 KNHC 211527
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JUL 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 23.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.3N 118.8W 986 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 21 MOVING
NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE
QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN
111W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.2N 121.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM
SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 25N BETWEEN 114W AND 127W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.8N 125.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM
SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W
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.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N128W 1002 MB. N OF A LINE FROM 30N123W
TO 24N131W TO 28N135W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M
24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.S OF 00N W 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC TUE JUL 21...
HURRICANE FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM
14N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 123W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 06N95W TO 10N110W...WHERE
IT BREAKS FOR HURRICANE FAUSTO...THEN RESUMES NEAR 13N125W TO BEYOND
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 10N
BETWEEN 83W AND 110W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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