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FZPN03 KNHC 062148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE OCT 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT  8.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.5N 120.1W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 06
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
23N117W TO 24N120W TO 21N123W TO 19N123W TO 17N118W TO 20N117W 
TO 23N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 25N116W TO 27N126W TO 19N126W TO 15N120W TO 16N116W 
TO 19N114W TO 25N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 21.2N 122.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM IN SE AND NW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM IN SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N119W TO 25N122W 
TO 24N124W TO 20N123W TO 18N121W TO 19N120W TO 23N119W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N118W TO 
28N127W TO 23N132W TO 20N130W TO 15N121W TO 17N118W TO 24N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.3N 124.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM NW QUADRANT...150 NM IN NE 
AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N122W TO 25N124W TO 24N128W TO 22N128W TO 
20N125W TO 21N122W TO 24N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N124W TO 28N129W TO 25N132W TO 
19N129W TO 18N124W TO 20N121W TO 28N124W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 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.

.WITHIN 00N103W TO 01N114W TO 00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S104W TO
00N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
14N103W 1004 MB. WITHIN 16N99W TO 18N104W TO 15N106W TO 11N105W 
TO 10N102W TO 11N99W TO 16N99W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE OCT 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL PANAMA NEAR 09N78W TO A 
1007 MB LOW NEAR 13N99W. THE MONSOON TROUGH RESTARTS NEAR 
13N115W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 07N-17N BETWEEN 97W-105W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N-03N BETWEEN 103W-110W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECITON IS OCCURRING FROM 05N-12N BETWEEN 
85W-94W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.