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FZPN03 KNHC 020835
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI OCT 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.4N 110.4W 955 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 02
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF
CENTER.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N105W TO 24N108W TO 22N112W TO 
19N114W TO 12N111W TO 13N106W TO 19N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 27N116W TO 25N120W TO 
17N116W TO 14N123W TO 08N112W TO 14N94W TO 27N116W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 111.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N107W TO 
23N109W TO 22N114W TO 12N116W TO 11N114W TO 15N109W TO 20N107W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 
25N108W TO 27N116W TO 24N119W TO 12N117W TO 08N111W TO 14N98W TO 
25N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 113.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N111W TO 
21N117W TO 17N117W TO 12N111W TO 16N109W TO 24N111W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N108W TO 
27N117W TO 20N122W TO 10N116W TO 10N104W TO 15N99W TO 24N108W 
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.

.WITHIN 00N109W TO 01N113W TO 01S116W TO 03S115W TO 03S109W TO
00N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC FRI OCT 2...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 10N 
TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO 15N96W. IT RESUMES NEAR 16.5N115W 
TO 14N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
04N TO 16N E OF 100W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.