000 FZPN03 KNHC 291536 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON SEP 29 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON SEP 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 01. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.8N 117.5W 993 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 29 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 28N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 23.1N 117.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.7N 118.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.0N 119.5W. 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... .FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 03N BETWEEN 110W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 3.4S100W TO 04N120W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 12N102W TO 10N105W TO 10N110W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 3.4S90W TO 12N100W TO 12N118W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON SEP 29... .TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. .TROPICAL WAVE N OF 12N ALONG 101W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W. .CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION N OF 16N TO THE SW COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 104W AND 107W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N78W TO 12N90W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N96.5W TO 12N107W 13N112W TO 14N118W TO 13N128W. ITCZ FROM 13N128W TO 12N136W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 109W AND 112W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.