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FZPN03 KNHC 240328
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JUL 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 26.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.3N 128.4W 976 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND
180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W
TO 22N129W TO 19N130W TO 16N129W TO 17N125W TO 19N124W TO
21N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 18N122W TO 25N125W TO 20N134W TO 13N131W TO 12N124W TO
18N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.8N 133.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...65 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N130W TO
24N136W TO 17N137W TO 17N130W TO 19N128W TO 24N130W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N126W TO 29N131W TO
26N140W TO 14N140W TO 10N132W TO 16N126W TO 21N126W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.6N 137.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...85 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N134W TO 25N137W TO 23N140W TO
17N140W TO 17N137W TO 20N132W TO 24N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N130W TO 26N132W TO 27N140W TO
10N140W TO 11N136W TO 14N132W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 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.
..STORM WARNING
.LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W 1007 MB. WITHIN 13N93W TO 13N95W TO 10N99W
TO 09N99W TO 05N96W TO 08N93W TO 13N93W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98
POSSIBLE TRPCL CYCLONE
...NEAR 11N101W 1003 MB. WITHIN 11N99W TO 11N100W TO 09N100W TO
09N100W TO 09N99W TO 11N99W S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N98W TO 14N103W TO 11N104W TO 08N102W TO
07N97W TO 10N96W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP98
POSSIBLE TRPCL
CYCLONE...NEAR 12N106W 999 MB. WITHIN 14N103W TO 14N105W TO
12N106W TO 11N105W TO 11N104W TO 12N103W TO 14N103W WINDS 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N102W TO 16N106W TO
12N108W TO 10N106W TO 10N103W TO 12N101W TO 16N102W SE WINDS 35
TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO
17N102W TO 17N107W TO 15N109W TO 09N107W TO 07N100W TO 15N98W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 27N122W TO 24N117W TO 27N115W TO
30N117W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M..
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N108W TO 03N112W TO 02N120W TO
00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S107W TO 02N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC FRI JUL 24...
HURRICANE FAUSTO
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150
NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT.
LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
06N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 103W AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 103W
AND 105W.
.AREA OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N
BETWEEN 119W AND 123W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N90W TO LOW
PRES...INVEST EP98...NEAR 09N97W TO 08N107W AND TO 09N116W.
IT RESUMES SW OF FAUSTO NEAR 11N139W TO BEYOND THE AREA.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE
TROUGH BETWEEN 78W AND 85W.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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