033 
FZPN03 KNHC 041527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN OCT 04 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.2N 113.8W 965 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 04 MOVING 
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM 
SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 
109W AND 117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE 
AREA FROM 11N TO 25N BETWEEN 106W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.5N 115.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 24N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 110W AND 119W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.7N 119.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 114W AND 122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 
110W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 

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.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN OCT 4...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM 
OF CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 08N90W TO 14N106W, THEN 
RESUMES W OF RACHEL NEAR 11N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. A CLUSTER OF 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 88W 
AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS SEEN 
FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 126W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.