000 FZPN03 KNHC 270257 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT SEP 27 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT SEP 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 18.4N 115.3W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 27 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.0N 116.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 21.5N 116.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.1N 116.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.0N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 21.5N 117.5W. 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... .N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N120W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 08N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT SEP 27... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 12N90W TO 11N98W TO 13N105W. ITCZ REACHES FROM 11N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.