659
FZPN03 KNHC 300303
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 2.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 17.0N 106.6W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
30 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N101W TO 19N105W TO 19N107W TO
16N108W TO 11N107W TO 14N102W TO 16N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N97W TO 21N108W TO
14N110W TO 08N106W TO 08N103W TO 12N97W TO 16N97W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 18.0N 107.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 18.9N 108.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 380 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE AND 135 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N104W TO 20N105W TO 21N110W TO 19N111W TO 10N108W TO
12N105W TO 16N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 20N116W TO 13N111W TO 08N113W
TO 08N103W TO 15N97W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 110.2W. 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 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND
180 NM NW SEMCIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N106W
TO 22N108W TO 21N112W TO 17N112W TO 12N110W TO 13N105W TO
21N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 25N109W TO 26N117W TO 15N114W TO 09N114W TO 08N109W TO
13N99W TO 25N109W 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 13.8N 130.2W 1006 MB AT
0300 UTC SEP 30 MOVING ESE OR 105 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 15N129W TO 16N131W TO
15N132W TO 14N132W TO 12N131W TO 13N129W TO 15N129W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N124W TO 14N129W TO
20N129W TO 12N140W TO 08N132W TO 11N123W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN-E NEAR 14.4N
127.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 14N126W
TO 15N128W TO 13N129W TO 13N128W TO 13N127W TO 13N126W TO
14N126W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N121W TO 18N126W TO 17N133W TO 13N133W TO 08N129W TO 10N123W TO
14N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINETEEN-E NEAR
14.8N 123.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN
14N120W TO 15N123W TO 15N125W TO 12N124W TO 12N120W TO 13N119W TO
14N120W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.
.WITHIN 22N123W TO 22N126W TO 20N126W TO 20N123W TO 22N123W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N116W TO 30N133W TO 27N140W TO 14N140W TO 23N123W TO 30N116W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N132W TO 20N138W TO
17N133W TO 18N126W TO 22N125W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 14N98W TO 14N97W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N97W TO 13N98W TO
12N95W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S112W TO 01S116W TO 03.4S116W TO
03.4S111W TO 01S112W 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 0300 UTC WED SEP 30...
T.S. RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 10N TO
22N BETWEEN 101W AND 114W.
T.D. NINETEEN-E
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 90 NM TO 120 NM
NORTHERN QUADRANT.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 15N96W...AND FROM 14N109W TO
BEYOND 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF 17N
BETWEEN 110W AND 133W.
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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