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FZPN03 KNHC 280915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21.1N 117.0W 981 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 28 
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 5 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 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N 
TO 25N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 22.2N 117.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 120 SE 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 17N 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 22.2N 117.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N 
TO 26N 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 21.6N 
118.2W. 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 21.3N 
119.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 21.0N 
121.0W. 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 18N140W 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 8 FT IN 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 SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03N W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.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 0900 UTC SUN SEP 28...

.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 11N94W TO 11N100W TO 10N108W. ITCZ 
FROM 12N130W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 117W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.