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FZPN03 KNHC 040846
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN OCT 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT  5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT  6.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.2N 113.2W 968 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 04
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...270 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 20N110W TO 23N112W TO 22N115W TO 20N116W TO 17N113W TO
19N111W TO 20N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 27N120W TO 19N123W TO 11N117W TO
09N109W TO 15N105W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.4N 115.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N112W TO
23N115W TO 22N117W TO 18N117W TO 18N114W TO 20N111W TO 23N112W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
28N116W TO 26N121W TO 21N123W TO 17N120W TO 13N111W TO 20N108W TO
28N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.6N 118.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N114W TO 24N116W TO 22N120W TO
19N120W TO 18N117W TO 19N115W TO 21N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N111W TO 27N117W TO
25N123W TO 17N122W TO 15N117W TO 16N113W TO 23N111W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SUN OCT 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 11N91W TO 14N100W. IT RESUMES NEAR
13N118W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N
TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...FROM 00N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W AND
105W...AND FROM 00N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.