606
FZPN03 KNHC 220927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JUL 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.7N 120.7W 981 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 22
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N119W TO 20N122W TO 17N123W TO 14N122W TO
13N120W TO 17N117W TO 20N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.5
M IN SE TO S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N114W TO 24N123W
TO 16N127W TO 12N123W TO 12N118W TO 16N114W TO 26N114W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.4N 123.9W. 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 300 NM N AND 210 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N120W TO
21N124W TO 20N128W TO 16N126W TO 14N122W TO 16N120W TO 19N120W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 24N118W TO 24N127W TO 18N130W TO 12N126W TO 12N121W
TO 18N117W TO 24N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.0N 129.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 270 NM SE
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N125W TO
24N132W TO 21N135W TO 18N134W TO 16N131W TO 16N126W TO 20N125W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 19N122W TO 27N123W TO 27N132W TO 21N140W TO 13N133W
TO 11N126W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N119W TO 20N120W TO 21N126W TO
16N127W TO 13N123W TO 12N121W TO 18N119W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N117W TO 27N121W TO
24N128W TO 16N130W TO 11N123W TO 13N118W TO 23N117W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N128W TO 22N132W TO 19N133W TO
16N132W TO 14N127W TO 19N123W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N136W TO 02N138W TO 02N140W TO
00N140W TO 00N131W TO 01N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S112W TO 00N114W TO 01N140W TO
02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S111W TO 01S112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N132W TO 27N114W TO
27N115W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
29N116W TO 29.5N116.5W TO 28.5N117W TO 28.5N116.5W TO
29N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING S AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29.5N115W TO 30N115.5W TO 29.5N116W TO
29N116W TO 29N115W TO 29.5N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5
M IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N116W TO 29N117W TO 28N117W
TO 28N116W TO 27N115W TO 28N116W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN IN MERGING S
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N119W TO 29N119W TO
29N120W TO 28N119W TO 28N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N93W TO 09N94W TO 06N96W TO 06N98W TO
05N98W TO 04N96W TO 07N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N95W TO 10N98W TO 08N97W TO 05N100W
TO 05N96W TO 06N95W TO 11N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
S TO SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S117W TO 03S119.5W TO 03S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S116W TO 03S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED JUL 22...

.HURRICANE FAUSTO...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 15.5N TO 17N BETWEEN
119W AND 121W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 03.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09.5N74W TO 08N78W TO 08N84W TO 06N100W TO
07N107W...THEN RESUMES NEAR 12.5N127W TO BEYOND 09N140W.
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03.5N TO
09.5N E OF 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04.5N TO 08N
BETWEEN 101W AND 116W AND FROM 05N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 126W AND
140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.