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FZPN03 KNHC 292130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 01.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 23.0N 117.5W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
29 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 28N BETWEEN 
113W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 23.1N 
118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.8N 
118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 90 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RACHEL NEAR 22.6N 
120.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 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 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 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 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON SEP 29...

.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 14N93W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 
13N96W TO 11N108W TO 15N115W TO 13N130W. ITCZ FROM 13N130W TO 
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N 
AND 240 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.