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FZPN03 KNHC 030245
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.4N 111.5W 966 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 03
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N108W TO 22N112W TO 20N114W
TO 17N113W TO 13N115W TO 14N112W TO 19N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N108W TO 27N118W TO
11N119W TO 10N110W TO 12N101W TO 16N102W TO 25N108W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 112.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N112W TO 22N114W TO 19N116W TO
16N114W TO 18N109W TO 23N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED
ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N108W TO 27N119W TO 20N122W TO
10N118W TO 09N109W TO 13N102W TO 24N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.2N 114.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N111W TO 23N114W TO 22N117W TO 20N118W TO 17N117W TO
18N113W TO 21N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N109W TO 26N115W TO 23N121W TO 17N120W TO
09N114W TO 11N106W TO 23N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 01N107W TO 02N113W TO 02N115W TO 02S117W TO 03.4S112W TO
03S105W TO 01N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT OCT 3...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 21N
BETWEEN 109W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09.5N85W TO 16N98W. IT RESUMES NEAR 16N116W
TO 15N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 00N AND E OF
90W...FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W...AND FROM 00N TO 10N
BETWEEN 125W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.