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FZPN03 KNHC 230239
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JUL 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.5N 123.0W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 23
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180
NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N120W TO 22N123W TO 20N127W TO 17N127W TO 
15N121W TO 17N119W TO 19N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N120W TO 25N125W TO 18N130W TO 
12N124W TO 12N120W TO 18N116W TO 24N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 127.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W 
TO 24N129W TO 22N133W TO 17N132W TO 15N126W TO 18N124W TO 21N125W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
20N120W TO 25N122W TO 27N127W TO 23N135W TO 17N134W TO 12N124W TO
20N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.6N 132.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 210 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N128W TO 
24N131W TO 24N136W TO 20N139W TO 16N134W TO 18N129W TO 21N128W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
27N130W TO 25N140W TO 14N140W TO 11N136W TO 13N128W TO 19N125W TO
27N130W 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 10N92.5W TO 10N93.5W TO 09.5N93.5W TO 09N93W TO
09.5N92.5W TO 10N92.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. WITHIN 07N91W TO 06N97W TO 04N99W TO 04N95W TO 05N94W TO
05N91W TO 07N91W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N91W TO 12N93W TO 12N95W TO 11N96W TO
10N96W TO 10N94W TO 11N91W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
2.5 M IN E SWELL. WITHIN 07N94W TO 09N94W TO 08N96W TO 06N98W TO 
05N97W TO 06N95W TO 07N94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M 
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
09.5N99.5W 1000 MB. WITHIN 13N99W TO 12N101W TO 09N101W TO 
08N100W TO 08N98W TO 10N97W TO 13N99W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E 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 29.5N115W TO 29.5N115.5W TO 29.5N116W TO 29N116W TO
29N115W TO 29.5N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N120W TO 29N120W TO 
29N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING NW 
AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N122W TO 29.5N121.5W TO 
29N120W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING N 
AND S SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC THU JUL 23...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 13.5N TO 21N BETWEEN 116.5W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM NEAR 10N75W TO 08.5N92W TO 07.5N101W TO 
10N114W...THEN RESUMES SW OF FAUSTO FROM 13N126W TO BEYOND 
09N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 03N TO 11.5N E OF 119W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11.5N W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.