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FZPN03 KNHC 280243
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC SUN SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.7N 116.6W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 28 
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW 
AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 22.1N 117.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 
114W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.0N 117.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 21.0N 
118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 20.5N 
118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 
119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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...

.NW OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 20N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.S OF 01N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN SEP 28...

.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 12N95W TO 11N100W TO 
12N110W...THEN AGAIN FROM 11N120W TO 09N125W TO 12N130W TO 
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 270 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.


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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.