High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
759 FZPN02 KWBC 252325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC SAT JUL 25 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUL 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 27. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 54N136W 1007 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 51N141W 1005 MB. FROM 43N TO 57N BETWEEN 145W AND 163W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N137W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...360 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 135W AND 142W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 167W AND 179W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N W OF ALASKA WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 61N W OF ALASKA WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 159W AND 167W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 58N W OF 154W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 59N W OF 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 58N W OF 159W. .FORECASTER HYDE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUL 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.3N 137.6W 971 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 25 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N132W TO 24N134W TO 23N140W TO 19N140W TO 17N138W TO 18N134W TO 21N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N129W TO 23N130W TO 28N135W TO 28N140W TO 09N139W TO 10N136W TO 20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO W OF AREA NEAR 20.0N 141.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 24N138W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N137W TO 24N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N134W TO 27N137W TO 29N140W TO 14N140W TO 20N134W TO 23N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO W OF AREA NEAR 20.9N 147.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 22N138W TO 24N139W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N138W TO 22N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 11.5N 105.7W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 25 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 70 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N102W TO 15N103W TO 13N107W TO 11N107W TO 09N105W TO 10N102W TO 13N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N101W TO 16N103W TO 16N105W TO 09N103W TO 08N101W TO 12N99W TO 15N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 12.4N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 13.5N 109.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N105W TO 17N109W TO 15N112W TO 13N112W TO 11N109W TO 11N107W TO 16N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N102W TO 18N105W TO 17N112W TO 12N114W TO 10N111W TO 08N106W TO 15N102W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 15.9N 112.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N108W TO 20N110W TO 18N116W TO 15N116W TO 13N114W TO 13N110W TO 17N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N105W TO 22N109W TO 23N114W TO 18N120W TO 09N118W TO 08N110W TO 17N105W...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 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...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 CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 01N111W TO 02N116W TO 00N124W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S111W TO 01N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N110W TO 03N119W TO 00N130W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 2030 UTC SAT JUL 25... .HURCN FAUSTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W. .T.S. GENEVIEVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 89W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WAVE AXIS N OF 10N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N94W...THEN RESUMES SOUTHWEST OF T.S. GENEVIEVE AT 09N106W TO 07N113W. ITCZ FROM 07N113W TO 09N124W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED AT THIS TIME. .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUL 25 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 26 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 27 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 20.0N 141.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 146W UP TO 8 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 20.9N 147.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 152W AND 143W UP TO 8 M. 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. .LOW NEAR 09N172W 1009 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 14N177W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 170W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N180W 1006 MB. TROUGH MOVE W OF AREA. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 175W. SEE SEAS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED W OF AREA. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. .TROUGH 08N150W 11N148W MOVING W 15 KT. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N156W 08N156W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 12N162W 08N164W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 12N TO 26N E OF 145W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 165W... AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 170W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 10N E OF 153W... AND FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 170W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M N OF 15N E OF 154W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 13N TO 23N W OF 175W. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ FROM 06N154W TO 06N162W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM ITCZ TO 10N BETWEEN 157W AND 172W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04N BETWEEN 177W AND 172W. $$ .FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.