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FZPN03 KNHC 282155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 21.7N 117.4W 986 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 28
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N 
TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.3N 117.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 28N BETWEEN 113W AND 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.6N 117.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 27N BETWEEN 113W 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RACHEL NEAR 22.5N 117.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.0N
118.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.0N
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...

.FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 16N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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 2100 UTC SUN SEP 28...

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N77W TO 14N98W TO 11N105W THEN 
CONTINUES SW OF HURRICANE RACHEL FROM 14N120W TO 12N130W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 12N130W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 
100W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.