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FZPN03 KNHC 210912
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JUL 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 23.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.4N 118.0W 985 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 21
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 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...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N115W TO 19N118W TO
17N120W TO 11N120W TO 12N117W TO 14N115W TO 18N115W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N111W TO
21N117W TO 17N122W TO 08N122W TO 10N114W TO 15N110W TO 19N111W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.6N 120.7W. 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 270 NM IN NE SEMICIRCLE...
180 NM IN NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N116W TO 21N121W TO 17N124W TO 14N122W TO
14N120W TO 15N117W TO 19N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N113W TO 24N123W TO 16N127W TO
12N122W TO 14N114W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.4N 124.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 300 NM NE AND 150 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N120W TO
22N124W TO 19N129W TO 17N129W TO 14N122W TO 15N120W TO 19N120W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N118W TO 26N126W TO 24N130W TO 17N131W TO 12N127W TO 14N118W TO
22N118W 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.
.LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31N127.5W 1002 MB. WITHIN 30N124W TO
30N130W TO 29N129W TO 29N127W TO 29N126W TO 29N125W TO 30N124W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N127W
TO 30N123W TO 30N133W TO 22N140W TO 11N138W TO 14N128W TO 22N127W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 11N88W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W
TO 11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N88W TO 10N89W
TO 08N92W TO 08N92W TO 08N91W TO 10N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 01N118W TO 06N126W TO 00N129W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S109W TO 01N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S118W TO 01S119W TO 01S119W TO
01S120W TO 03S119W TO 03S118W TO 01S118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N136W TO 01N137W TO 00N140W TO
00N140W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S120W TO 00N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN SW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0840 UTC TUE JUL 21...
HURRICANE FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM
12N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 113W AND 123W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09.5N73W TO 08.5N83W TO 05N95W TO 10N113W...
WHERE IT BREAKS FOR HURRICANE FAUSTO...THEN RESUMES NEAR
13.5N124W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM
04N TO 09N E OF 98W AND FROM 03.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 11.5N
BETWEEN 102W AND 111W.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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