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FZPN03 KNHC 010310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 1 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU OCT 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT  3.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.2N 108.5W 975 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 01
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...150 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W TO 21N107W TO 21N110W TO 18N111W TO 
15N110W TO 16N105W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N106W TO 25N108W TO 20N117W TO 
15N117W TO 14N110W TO 20N112W TO 21N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 16N98W TO 18N103W TO 
10N115W TO 07N114W TO 07N110W TO 12N99W TO 16N98W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 109.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N107W TO 22N111W TO 18N113W TO 15N111W TO 15N108W TO 
17N106W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N113W TO 22N106W TO 28N118W TO 12N125W
TO 11N116W TO 15N110W TO 20N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 16N99W TO 19N104W TO 16N106W TO 
11N117W TO 08N110W TO 10N101W TO 16N99W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.1N 111.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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 390 NM SE AND 210 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N107W TO 
23N112W TO 21N114W TO 18N114W TO 16N112W TO 16N109W TO 21N107W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.0 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 25N108W TO 25N120W TO 13N119W TO 08N114W TO 09N102W 
TO 15N97W TO 25N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 15.2N 125.9W 1006 MB AT
0300 UTC OCT 01 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 14N122W TO 16N124W TO 
15N129W TO 10N129W TO 10N126W TO 11N123W TO 14N122W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E NEAR 
15.4N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE RACHEL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N98W TO 15N98W TO 14N97W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W
TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N98W TO 13N98W TO 13N95W TO
14N94W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 25N125W TO 30N120W TO 30N133W TO 21N139W TO 17N135W TO
20N125W TO 25N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N110W TO 00N115W TO 02S119W TO
03.4S119W TO 03.4S107W TO 00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S113W TO 01S116W TO 02S118W TO
03.4S118W TO 03S112W TO 01S113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU OCT 1...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM
09N TO 21N BETWEEN 99W AND 118W. 

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN
125W AND 129W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 90W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 16N110W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 05N TO 015 BETWEEN 115W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.