421
FZPN03 KNHC 300903
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 17.6N 107.2W 979 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 30
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N102W TO 19N105W TO 19N109W TO 17N109W TO
11N107W TO 11N105W TO 16N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N98W TO 21N107W TO 18N112W TO
10N109W TO 08N102W TO 14N97W TO 16N98W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.2N 109.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND
135 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
22N107W TO 20N112W TO 14N109W TO 11N110W TO 11N107W TO 14N103W TO
22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 16N99W TO 24N108W TO 19N117W TO 14N111W TO 08N112W TO
08N103W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.7N 110.4W. 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 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N106W
TO 22N108W TO 21N112W TO 17N112W TO 12N110W TO 13N105W TO
21N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 19N105W TO 25N109W TO 26N118W TO 08N113W TO 09N104W TO
16N98W TO 19N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 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 13.6N 129.4W 1006 MB AT
0900 UTC SEP 30 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.  SEAS TO 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 14N128W TO 15N129W TO
15N131W TO 12N130W TO 12N129W TO 13N128W TO 14N128W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N129W TO
12N140W TO 08N132W TO 12N130W TO 08N127W TO 11N123W TO 20N129W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.5N
125.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 16N124W
TO 16N127W TO 14N129W TO 11N128W TO 10N124W TO 12N121W TO
16N124W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.7N 122.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N133W TO 26N140W TO 14N140W TO 19N132W TO
21N123W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
TO 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.
.42 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.

.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N109W TO 00N113W TO 02S117W TO
03S117W TO 03.4S108W TO 00N109W 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 0830 UTC WED SEP 30...

.HURCN RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 03N TO
21N BETWEEN 100W AND 116W.

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 128W
AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 15N95W...AND FROM 14N110W TO
BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF 14N
BETWEEN 113W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.