849
FZPN03 KNHC 020236
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 4.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 109.9W 950 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 02
MOVING WNW OR 290 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 180 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N107W TO 23N110W TO 20N113W TO 17N112W TO 16N110W TO
18N107W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBE ABOVE.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 28N120W TO 17N115W TO 14N125W TO
08N109W TO 14N94W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.5N 111.2W. 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 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N109W TO
23N113W TO 16N115W TO 11N117W TO 12N112W TO 17N107W TO 23N109W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
24N107W TO 27N116W TO 24N119W TO 12N118W TO 08N109W TO 14N98W TO
24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 113.1W. 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 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N107W TO 23N113W TO 21N117W TO 19N117W TO
12N113W TO 11N110W TO 19N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED
ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N107W TO 27N116W TO 20N121W TO
11N118W TO 09N111W TO 15N99W TO 23N107W 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.
.WITHIN 00N107W TO 00N119W TO 03S118W TO 03S104W TO 00N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N107W TO 00N119W TO 03S118W TO
03S104W TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0230 UTC FRI OCT 2...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 16N95W. IT RESUMES NEAR 16N113W TO
14N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N
TO 16N E OF 103W...AND FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 120W.
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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