979
FZPN03 KNHC 230922
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JUL 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JUL 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 25.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.8N 124.0W 982 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 23
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
165 NM SE QUADRANT AND 135 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N121W TO 21N125W TO 19N128W TO 17N128W TO
16N125W TO 16N121W TO 20N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N118W TO 26N122W TO 24N129W TO
17N130W TO 12N125W TO 15N119W TO 25N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.3N 128.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N125W
TO 24N129W TO 22N133W TO 18N133W TO 16N129W TO 18N125W TO 20N125W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 25N124W TO 26N133W TO 20N137W TO 16N135W TO
12N128W TO 17N122W TO 25N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 18.8N 134.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330
NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N130W TO 25N136W TO 23N140W TO 19N139W TO 17N136W TO
17N131W TO 22N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.0 M IN E TO
SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N126W TO 27N133W TO 26N140W
TO 15N140W TO 11N135W TO 13N130W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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.
WITHIN 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 11N87W
INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 07N93W TO 08N95W TO 07N96W TO 07N97W TO 06N97W TO 06N95W
TO 07N93W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N92W TO 08N94W TO 07N97W TO 05N101W TO 03N97W
TO 04N93W TO 08N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
09.5N99W 1005 MB. WITHIN 11N97W TO 12N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N99W TO
10N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 13N98W TO
10N100W TO 06N99W TO 07N95W TO 10N93W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN S SWELL.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
10.5N103W 1001 MB. WITHIN 13N100W TO 13N101W TO 13N104W TO
11N104W TO 09N103W TO 10N99W TO 13N100W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N98W TO 15N102W TO 13N104W TO
10N104W TO 08N103W TO 09N99W TO 13N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.WITHIN 29.5N115.5W TO 29.5N116W TO 29N116W TO 29N115.5W TO
29.5N115.5W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 29N118W TO 30N120W TO 26N118W TO
25N117W TO 26N114W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING S AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 27N125W TO
25N124W TO 25N119W TO 26N116W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 00N126W TO 01N134W TO 02N140W TO 00N140W TO 03S119W TO
02S119W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING N
AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S112W TO 01N121W TO 00N125W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S111W TO 01S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S119W TO 01S119W TO 02S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S119W TO 02S119W TO 02S119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JUL 23...
HURRICANE FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM
12.5N TO 20.5N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N73W TO 09N88W TO LOW PRES 08N98W 1008 MB TO
08N102.5W TO 11N121W...THEN RESUMES SW OF FAUSTO FROM 13N125W TO
BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG CONVECTION N OF 02.5N E OF 80W AND FROM 05N TO 11N
BETWEEN 80W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04N TO
10N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W AND FROM 06.5N TO 12N W OF 130W.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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