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FZPN03 KNHC 201614
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JUL 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 13.5N 116.4W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL
20 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSWHERE WITHIN 15N115W TO 
15N118W TO 12N118W TO 11N117W TO 11N115W TO 13N114W TO 15N115W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
19N112W TO 19N115W TO 14N118W TO 11N117W TO 10N112W TO 14N109W TO
19N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 14.4N 117.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.4N 119.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.6N 122.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 240 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE ... 210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 12 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ELIDA NEAR 26.4N 127.2W 1000 MB AT 1500
UTC JUL 20 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM
W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. .WITHIN 28N123W TO 30N125W TO 30N131W TO 
27N132W TO 23N130W TO 24N124W TO 28N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. WITHIN 29N122W TO 30N131W TO 24N139W TO 18N139W TO
14N135W TO 16N125W TO 29N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL ELIDA NEAR 28.5N 127.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 31.1N 
127.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N134W TO 25N134W TO 24N130W TO 
27N126W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 35.6N 
127.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 09N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 09N90W TO
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 07N113W TO 04N124W TO 00N126W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S105W TO 07N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S111W TO 02N117W TO 02N120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03S111W TO 01S111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON JUL 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W ALONG THE COSTA RICA COAST
WESTWARD TO 10N108W, WHERE IT BREAKS FOR TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO.
THE MONSOON TROUGH BEGINS AGAIN AT 12N123W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING NORTH OF 03N EAST OF
85W AS WELL AS FROM 05N-10N WEST OF 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.