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FZPN03 KNHC 072224
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 21.2N 122.3W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 07
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 11 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 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.1N 124.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
70 NM SW 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 23.0N 124.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 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 STORM SIMON NEAR 15.5N 101.6W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
07 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 16.3N 104.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M.. 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 16.6N 104.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 17.0N 105.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 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 01N98W TO 02N103W TO 01N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W TO
01N98W 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 2130 UTC WED OCT 7...

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXITS COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 09N84W TO
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY-E NEAR 15N102W. THE MONSOON TROUGH 
RESTARTS AT 11N115W AND EXTENDS TO BEYOND 11N140W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 09N-16N BETWEEN 
97W-109W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
NOTED FROM 05N-10N EAST OF 85W AND 04S-04N BETWEEN 130W-140W.

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.