22 July 2026 - bulletin 481

Issued at 1530 GMT
Latest warnings for 02L and 06E 
Disturbance update

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Bertha / 02L
Warning 13 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 29.8N 88.6W 
Location 55 miles NNE of the mouth of the Mississippi River
Movement 290° (WNW) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 45 knots gusting to 55 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 105 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
Minimum central pressure 998 mbar 
Next warning from NHC at 1800 GMT

Local warnings

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Fausto / 06E 
Warning 15 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 16.9N 121.4W 
Location 855 miles WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 285° (WNW) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 70 knots gusting to 85 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 150 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 2100 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned
Position 7N 91W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (30%)
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 0600 GMT
System 92W 
Position 13.8N 133.9E 
Location 353 miles NW of Yap 
Minimum central pressure 1005 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is MEDIUM