583  
FZPN03 KNHC 071557  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1200 UTC WED OCT 7.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 8.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 9.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.9N 121.8W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 07  
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT  
GUSTS 85 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 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NW QUADRANT  
WITH SEAS TO 10 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 4.9 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 21.9N 123.8W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM  
NW 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 22.7N 124.9W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 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 DEPRESSION TWENTY-E NEAR 14.1N 100.9W 1006 MB AT 1500  
UTC OCT 07 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 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.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWENTY-E NEAR 14.6N 102.0W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWENTY-E NEAR 15.0N 103.3W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 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.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TWENTY-E NEAR 15.8N 104.9W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR  
GREATER 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT  
WITH SEAS TO 5.0 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 02N98W TO 02N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 02N98W  
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 1530 UTC WED OCT 7...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXITS COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 10N85W TO A 1004  
MB LOW NEAR 13N100W. THE MONSOON TROUGH RESTARTS AT 11N115W AND  
EXTENDS TO BEYOND 10N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG  
CONVECTION IS FROM 09N-16N BETWEEN 97W-107W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02S-04N BETWEEN  
129W-140W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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