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FZPN03 KNHC 071557
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.9N 121.8W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 07
MOVING WNW OR 285 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 EXCEPT 210 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N119W TO 24N122W TO 
24N123W TO 20N124W TO 18N121W TO 21N118W TO 23N119W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N118W TO 
27N129W TO 18N129W TO 14N124W TO 15N116W TO 18N115W TO 26N118W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.9 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 21.9N 123.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N122W TO 26N125W TO 23N127W TO 21N126W TO 20N123W TO 
21N121W TO 25N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N119W TO 28N124W TO 28N130W TO 22N132W
TO 17N127W TO 17N121W TO 24N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.7N 124.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM IN NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N123W TO 
26N125W TO 26N130W TO 22N129W TO 20N126W TO 21N124W TO 24N123W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
25N122W TO 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 24N135W TO 20N132W TO 18N123W TO
25N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-E NEAR 14.1N 100.9W 1006 MB AT 1500
UTC OCT 07 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 16N98W TO 16N101W TO 16N102W TO 
14N102W TO 14N99W TO 15N98W TO 16N98W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWENTY-E NEAR 14.6N 102.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWENTY-E NEAR 15.0N 103.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N100W TO 18N103W TO 17N104W TO 14N105W TO 13N104W TO 
14N102W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TWENTY-E NEAR 15.8N 104.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N101W TO 19N104W TO 
17N109W TO 12N108W TO 10N105W TO 12N100W TO 17N101W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.

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 02N98W TO 02N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 02N98W
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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC WED OCT 7...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXITS COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 10N85W TO A 1004
MB LOW NEAR 13N100W. THE MONSOON TROUGH RESTARTS AT 11N115W AND
EXTENDS TO BEYOND 10N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG
CONVECTION IS FROM 09N-16N BETWEEN 97W-107W. SCATTERED MODERATE
AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02S-04N BETWEEN
129W-140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.