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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.7N 132.7W 967 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 285 NM NE
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N127W TO
24N130W TO 23N136W TO 20N136W TO 17N134W TO 17N131W TO 21N127W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
25N127W TO 27N131W TO 21N139W TO 11N135W TO 12N128W TO 18N125W TO
25N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.3N 136.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300
NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N133W TO 24N137W TO
23N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N136W TO 20N133W TO 23N133W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N128W TO
25N131W TO 27N136W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 10N135W TO 22N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.9N 141.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N137W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO
20N137W TO 24N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 8.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N134W TO 29N140W TO 12N140W TO 20N133W
TO 25N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 9.2N 101.9W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC
JUL 24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4
M WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N97W TO 15N100W TO 13N102W TO 09N102W TO 06N98W TO 11N96W TO
15N97W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 11.2N 105.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N101W TO 15N103W TO 15N106W TO
11N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N102W TO 13N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N98W TO 16N102W TO
16N105W TO 11N101W TO 07N104W TO 07N100W TO 13N98W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 12.4N 108.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 13.5N 110.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N105W TO 17N108W TO 16N111W TO 13N112W TO
11N108W TO 13N105W TO 15N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N104W TO 19N108W TO 15N113W TO
10N112W TO 05N108W TO 12N102W TO 19N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 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.

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 16N97W TO 15N97W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W
TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N123W TO 28N122W TO 28N119W TO 29N117W TO
30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S115W TO 02N118W TO 00N124W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S116W TO 01S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N112W TO 03N122W TO 00N126W TO
03S119W TO 03.4S100W TO 05N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI JUL 24...

.HURCN FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 17N TO 22N
BETWEEN 129W AND 134W.

.T.S. GENEVIEVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 13N
BETWEEN 90W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 12N98W TO 08N107W. ITCZ FROM
08N107W TO 05N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
ON EITHER SIDE OF BOUNDARIES.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.