21 July 2026 - bulletin 479

Issued at 2100 GMT
Latest warnings for 02L and 06E 
Disturbance update

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Bertha / 02L
Warning 10 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 29.4N 87.2W 
Location 105 miles SSE of Mobile, Alabama
Movement 305° (NW) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 115 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
Minimum central pressure 995 mbar 
Next warning from NHC at 0000 GMT

Local warnings

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Fausto / 06E 
Warning 12 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 16.6N 119.9W 
Location 780 miles WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 295° (WNW) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 160 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 30 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 987 mbar 
Next warning from NHC at 0300 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1800 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 105W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from CPHC at 1800 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 17W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (30%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1400 GMT
System 92W 
Position 13.9N 137.0E 
Location 272 miles NNW of Yap 
Minimum central pressure 1007 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now MEDIUM

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