22 July 2026 - bulletin 482

Issued at 2120 GMT
Latest warnings for 02L and 06E 
Disturbance update

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Bertha / 02L
Warning 14 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 29.8N 88.6W 
Location 25 miles SE of New Orleans
Movement 270° (W) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 160 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar 
Next warning from NHC at 0000 GMT

Local warnings

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Fausto / 06E 
Warning 16 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 17.2N 122.0W 
Location 875 miles WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 280° (W) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 70 knots gusting to 85 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 175 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 30 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 983 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 8N 92W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is MEDIUM (40%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (90%)

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from CPHC at 0600 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned
Position 12N 175W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (50%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 2030 GMT
System 92W 
Position 15.2N 130.6E 
Location 416 miles ENE of Legazpi, Philippines
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH