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FZPN03 KNHC 012128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU OCT 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 03.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.4N 109.5W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 01 MOVING 
W OR 280 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
11 M. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 100W AND 118W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 110.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 12 M. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 100W AND 118W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 112.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM 
NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 26N BETWEEN 100W AND 
120W.

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 15.0N 123.0W 1006 MB AT 2100 
UTC OCT 01 MOVING E OR 095 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 
KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E DISSIPATED. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 119W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 119W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 106W AND 115W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL.

.FROM 14N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M 
IN W SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.S OF 00N W OF 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 108 AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 2100 UTC THU OCT 1...

.HURRICANE RACHEL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER.  

.T.D. NINETEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM SE QUADRANT. 

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
02N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 95W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 12N86W TO 15N97W...THEN RESUMES W OF 
T.D. NINETEEN-E NEAR 12N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE 
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RACHEL AND T.D. NINETEEN-E... 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 
10N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.