490
FZPN03 KNHC 200245
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 22.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 12.6N 114.7W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL
20 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE
QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N110W TO 16N114W TO 14N116W TO 09N114W
TO 09N112W TO 11N109W TO 17N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N107W TO 18N113W TO 15N116W TO
12N116W TO 09N115W TO 10N108W TO 16N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.5N 117.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N113W TO 20N117W TO 16N119W TO
10N118W TO 09N115W TO 12N112W TO 19N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N109W TO 20N112W TO
20N119W TO 12N121W TO 09N119W TO 07N114W TO 16N109W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.3N 120.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM NW QUADRANT AND 100 NM
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 9.0 ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N114W TO 22N120W TO 16N124W TO
11N123W TO 10N118W TO 12N115W TO 18N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N113W TO 24N118W TO
22N123W TO 11N124W TO 09N117W TO 12N113W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 24.1N 126.8W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL
20 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...300
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N123W TO 28N131W TO 23N134W TO 19N131W TO
19N125W TO 23N121W TO 29N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N119W TO 30N122W TO 30N130W TO
24N139W TO 16N138W TO 12N126W TO 22N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 28.7N 127.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 210 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N132W
TO 27N132W TO 25N130W TO 26N125W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N122W TO 25N129W TO
30N135W TO 22N139W TO 15N137W TO 16N127W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA N OF AREA NEAR
31.6N 127.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 34.2N
127.6W. 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 06N110W TO 07N113W TO 04N119W TO 00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S111W TO 06N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N118W TO 08N115W TO 07N122W TO
00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S108W TO 02N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 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.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC MON JUL 20...
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
05N TO 17N BETWEEN 106W AND 123W.
TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 75 NM AND 240
NM NE QUADRANT...AND ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 660 NM N
QUADRANT.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N74W TO 10N84W TO 07N98W.
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N98W TO 11N109W. MONSOON TROUGH CONTINUES
FROM SSW OF ELIDA FROM 14N126W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 86W...
AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 101W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 270 NM SSE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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