521 
FZPN03 KNHC 221525
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JUL 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JUL 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.9N 121.4W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 22 MOVING 
WNW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM 
NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.7N 125.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM 
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 
118W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.4N 130.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 
130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER... 
EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM 
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 138W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08.5N97W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LOW CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 119W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W 111W 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 WED JUL 22...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
75 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 116W AND 122W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 91W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1006 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER 
NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 06N85W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 
07N91W TO 05N105W...THEN RESUMES SW OF FAUSTO FROM 13N128W TO BEYOND 
09N140W. CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE 
NOTED FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 106W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.