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FZPN01 KWBC 300400
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC WED SEP 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND
ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS
WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE
CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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 0000 UTC SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER W OF AREA. SW OF A LINE FROM
55N171E TO 51N178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER W OF AREA. FROM
44N TO 49N BETWEEN 180W AND 178W AREA OF S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH PRIMARY CENTER 52N172E 991 MB
AND SECONDARY CENTER 51N175W 994 MB. FRONT FROM PRIMARY CENTER TO
52N180W TO SECONDARY CENTER TO 49N171W TO 46N173W TO 42N177E.
WITHIN 300 NM N...NE...AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 60N W OF 171W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N167W 990 MB. FRONT FROM 51N179W TO LOW
CENTER TO 52N160W TO 49N159W TO 39N169W. WITHIN 240 NM
N...NE...AND SE OF FRONT...AND FROM 53N TO 56N BETWEEN 177W AND
167W...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N
TO 59N W OF 165W...AND FROM 42N TO 59N BETWEEN 165W AND
158W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 58N171W 1009 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. FROM 58N TO 62N BETWEEN
180W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 60N149W MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW AND S QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N146W 1004 MB. FROM 56N TO 58N BETWEEN
148W AND 144W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N147W 1010 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.FROM 48N TO 56N BETWEEN 150W AND 130W AREA OF W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.FRONT FROM 32N180W TO 30N172W TO 32N164W TO 44N147W TO 46N134W
TO 46N133W. WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 300 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 25N171W TO 30N160W TO 45N144W TO
47N133W TO 45N126W. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF FRONT...AND WITHIN 300 NM
SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 150W AND 140W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 39N BETWEEN 150W AND 148W AREA OF N
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 30N118W TO
41N122W TO 41N127W TO 30N134W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N132W
TO 30N120W TO 42N123W TO 42N127W TO 30N132W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 34N129W
TO 34N123W TO 42N123W TO 43N127W TO 34N129W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 52N173E TO 51N175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 52N BETWEEN 170W AND
167W...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 47N162W TO
49N159W.

.FORECASTER CONNELLY. 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 0000 UTC WED SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 17.0N 106.6W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
30 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N101W TO 19N105W TO 19N107W TO
16N108W TO 11N107W TO 14N102W TO 16N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N97W TO 21N108W TO
14N110W TO 08N106W TO 08N103W TO 12N97W TO 16N97W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 18.0N 107.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 18.9N 108.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 380 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE AND 135 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N104W TO 20N105W TO 21N110W TO 19N111W TO 10N108W TO
12N105W TO 16N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 20N116W TO 13N111W TO 08N113W
TO 08N103W TO 15N97W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 110.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND
180 NM NW SEMCIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N106W
TO 22N108W TO 21N112W TO 17N112W TO 12N110W TO 13N105W TO
21N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 25N109W TO 26N117W TO 15N114W TO 09N114W TO 08N109W TO
13N99W TO 25N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 13.8N 130.2W 1006 MB AT
0300 UTC SEP 30 MOVING ESE OR 105 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 15N129W TO 16N131W TO
15N132W TO 14N132W TO 12N131W TO 13N129W TO 15N129W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N124W TO 14N129W TO
20N129W TO 12N140W TO 08N132W TO 11N123W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.4N
127.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 14N126W
TO 15N128W TO 13N129W TO 13N128W TO 13N127W TO 13N126W TO
14N126W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N121W TO 18N126W TO 17N133W TO 13N133W TO 08N129W TO 10N123W TO
14N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E NEAR
14.8N 123.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN
14N120W TO 15N123W TO 15N125W TO 12N124W TO 12N120W TO 13N119W TO
14N120W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.

.WITHIN 22N123W TO 22N126W TO 20N126W TO 20N123W TO 22N123W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N116W TO 30N133W TO 27N140W TO 14N140W TO 23N123W TO 30N116W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N132W TO 20N138W TO
17N133W TO 18N126W TO 22N125W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 14N98W TO 14N97W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N97W TO 13N98W TO
12N95W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S112W TO 01S116W TO 03.4S116W TO
03.4S111W TO 01S112W 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 0300 UTC WED SEP 30...

.T.S. RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 10N TO
22N BETWEEN 101W AND 114W.

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 90 NM TO 120 NM
NORTHERN QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 15N96W...AND FROM 14N109W TO
BEYOND 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF 17N
BETWEEN 110W AND 133W.


.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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