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FZPN03 KNHC 032118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 112.5W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 03 MOVING 
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...130 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. 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 FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 107W AND 116W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
THE AREA FROM 10N TO 27N BETWEEN 103W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 20.3N 114.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 27N BETWEEN 106W AND 122W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.6N 116.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 24N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W 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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT OCT 3...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 18N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 08N90W TO 13N100W...THEN 
RESUMES W OF HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 08N116W TO 07N130W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED 
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W...AND FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 
110W AND 120W. CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ARE SEEN 
FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 130W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.