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FZPN03 KNHC 030838
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT OCT 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT OCT 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.4N 111.8W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 03
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N109W TO 23N113W TO 19N115W TO 
13N114W TO 11N110W TO 17N107W TO 22N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 27N118W TO 
20N120W TO 11N118W TO 10N109W TO 14N101W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.9N 113.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N110W TO 22N115W TO 20N116W TO 18N116W TO 
16N114W TO 18N110W TO 22N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N108W TO 28N116W TO 20N123W TO 
09N116W TO 08N111W TO 14N104W TO 24N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.2N 115.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N112W TO 23N115W TO 21N118W TO 18N118W TO 16N116W TO 
19N113W TO 22N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N108W TO 27N115W TO 25N121W TO 18N121W TO
10N113W TO 14N107W TO 23N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
4.0 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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N96W TO 14N97W TO 14N98W TO 13N99W TO
10N98W TO 10N96W TO 12N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N95W TO 14N98W TO 13N100W TO 10N100W 
TO 08N97W TO 10N95W TO 12N95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SAT OCT 3...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO
20N BETWEEN 107W AND 120W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 17N101W. IT RESUMES W OF RACHEL 
NEAR 16N116W TO 15N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 00N 
E OF 90W...FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W...AND FROM 00N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.