020
FZPN03 KNHC 291602
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE SEP 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT  1.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 27.8N 110.9W 981 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 29
MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...10 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 27N109W TO 29N112W TO 28N113W TO 26N111W TO 25N111W TO
25N109W TO 27N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL POLO INLAND NEAR 30.5N 108.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 15.3N 105.0W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP
29 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...220 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W
TO 19N105W TO 15N108W TO 10N105W TO 11N102W TO 17N100W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N98W TO
17N100W TO 14N100W TO 10N103W TO 10N99W TO 11N97W TO 16N98W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 16.5N 106.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 17.9N 107.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW SEMCIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N103W TO 20N106W TO 19N110W TO 10N109W TO
14N103W TO 18N103W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N98W TO 23N109W TO 20N112W TO 13N111W
TO 08N113W TO 08N103W TO 16N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.7N 109.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 420
NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW SEMCIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N107W TO 21N112W TO 19N112W TO 11N108W TO
11N105W TO 14N103W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N108W TO 25N116W TO 17N118W TO
09N114W TO 07N108W TO 12N94W TO 25N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.4N 131.6W 1004 MB AT
1500 UTC SEP 29 MOVING E OR 090 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N132W TO 18N134W TO 16N135W TO 13N135W TO 13N133W TO
15N131W TO 18N132W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.5N 130.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 60
NM W QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N135W TO 15N128W TO
13N129W TO 13N136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.5N
128.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  WITHIN
17N128W TO 18N129W TO 17N130W TO 16N130W TO 16N129W TO 17N128W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.9N
125.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 18N128W
TO 18N130W TO 17N131W TO 15N130W TO 14N129W TO 16N128W TO
18N128W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE 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 23N113W TO 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 09N140W TO 07N130W TO
20N124W TO 23N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E TO
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N124W TO 30N121W TO 30N133W TO
21N140W TO 12N136W TO 09N123W TO 24N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 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 1500 UTC TUE SEP 29...

.HURRICANE POLO...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE CENTER.

.T.S. RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 240
NM IN THE SW SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 NM IN THE NE SEMCIRCLE.

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM IN THE
N QUADRANT

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 13N94W...AND FROM
13N108W TO 11N115W TO 15N132W TO BEYOND 13N140W. SCATTERED
MODERETE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND
120W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.