759
FZPN03 KNHC 302137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 18.8N 108.0W 978 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 30
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N103W TO 21N106W TO 20N111W TO 17N111W TO 13N107W TO
16N103W TO 17N103W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N99W TO 18N102W TO 13N105W TO 13N110W
TO 09N114W TO 08N104W TO 13N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.6N 109.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
22N106W TO 22N110W TO 20N112W TO 16N111W TO 15N107W TO 18N105W TO
22N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
25N108W TO 26N119W TO 19N120W TO 14N113W TO 21N113W TO 21N106W
TO 25N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.0N 110.8W. 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 390 NM SE AND 210 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSWHERE WITHIN 20N105W TO 23N108W TO 22N113W TO
17N114W TO 15N111W TO 16N108W TO 20N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N114W TO 26N120W TO 21N120W TO
15N116W TO 22N113W TO 22N106W TO 27N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.9N 127.0W 1005 MB AT
2100 UTC SEP 30 MOVING E OR 080 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 14N123W TO 15N127W TO 15N131W TO
10N130W TO 09N126W TO 12N123W TO 14N123W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E NEAR
15.3N 123.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN
16N121W TO 16N123W TO 14N126W TO 13N125W TO 11N121W TO 13N120W TO
16N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E NEAR
15.3N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E DISSIPATED.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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 26N125W TO 30N119W TO 30N133W TO 24N140W TO 17N136W TO
19N125W TO 26N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S112W TO 00N115W TO 00N120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S109W TO 01S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO
02N113W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 01S105W 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 2100 UTC WED SEP 30...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 360
NM IN THE SW SEMICIRCLE...AND 150 NM IN THE NE SEMICIRCLE.

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM TO THE NE OF
THE CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 07N90W TO 10N99W...FROM 15N115W TO
15N125W...AND FROM 12N131W TO 13N137W TO BEYOND 11N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 85W
AND 90W...FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W...AND FROM 06N TO
08N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.