000 FZPN03 KNHC 260247 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI SEP 26 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 17.7N 111.9W 1001 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 26 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 19.2N 114.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 20.9N 116.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.2N 116.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 23.0N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RACHEL NEAR 23.0N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 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... .COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 23N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N130W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 23N130W TO 22N140W. N OF 18N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .S OF A LINE FROM 3.4S95W TO 09N108W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 3.4S105W TO 10N110W TO 10N115N TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC FRI SEP 26... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N95W TO 13N104W THEN RESUMES SW OF T.S. RACHEL FROM 11N112W TO 08N123W. ITCZ FROM 08N123W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA. CLUSTER OF MODERATE CONVECTION N OF 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 112W AND 116W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.