990
FZPN03 KNHC 280924
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON SEP 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 30.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 23.6N 113.8W 958 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 28
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE
AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N112W TO 25N113W TO 25N116W TO
20N115W TO 21N113W TO 22N112W TO 23N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60
NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 22N109W TO 30N117W TO 30N122W TO 22N122W TO 17N121W
TO 15N115W TO 22N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
NEAR 26.7N 111.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N110W TO 28N111W TO
29N117W TO 26N116W TO 23N114W TO 25N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N123W
TO 23N122W TO 20N121.5W TO 24N117W TO 21N115W TO
23N110W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO INLAND NW MEXICO NEAR
29.5N 109.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
48 HOUR FORECAST
DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 13.4N 100.4W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
28 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 07 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N96W TO
16N100W TO 13N101W TO 09N100W TO 09N96W TO 11N97W TO 16N96W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO
17N101W TO 13N102W TO 10N101W TO 08N101W TO 09N95.5W TO 14N95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 14.9N 103.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N97W TO 17N102W TO 15N104W TO 11N103W TO
11N100W TO 13N97W TO 16N97W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N95W TO 18N102W TO 16N104W TO 11N103W
TO 08N99W TO 10N96W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 17.3N 106.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO
8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N100W TO 19N105W TO 16N108W TO 10N106W
TO 10N103W TO 14N100W TO 16N100W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 20N108W TO 15N110W TO 10N107W TO 09N100W TO
11N100W TO 15N98W 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.
LOW PRES...INVEST EP91
NEAR 13N137W 1005 MB. WITHIN 13N132W TO
08N133W TO 07N140W TO 13N137W TO 15N136.5W TO 13N132W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO
15N BETWEEN 135W AND 137W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
10N124W TO 12N131W TO 16N135W TO 17N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N130W
TO 10N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 IN MIXED SWELL.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP91
POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 15N132W 1002 MB. WITHIN 13N132W TO 16N134W TO
13N135W TO 10N134W TO 11N132W TO 13N132W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN
132W AND 135W. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N125W TO
17N131W TO 20N131W TO 24N140W TO 16N140W TO 06N140W TO 12N125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST EP91
POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 16N129W 1000 MB. WITHIN 16.5N128W TO 17N29W TO
18N131W TO 13N129W TO 13N127W TO 16.5N128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N125W TO 19N130W TO 24N134W TO
17N138W TO 10N130W TO 11N125W 13N122W TO 18N125W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.LOW PRES NEAR 23N123W 1004 MB. WITHIN 23N122W TO 25N125W TO
25N124W TO 23N125W TO 22N124W TO 23122W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 29N140W TO 19N140W TO
17N129W TO 17N122W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N123W 1006 MB. WITHIN 24N122W
TO 26N124W TO 24N127W TO 22N125W TO 23N123W TO 24N122W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO
20N140W TO 19N126W TO 20N121W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N123W 1006 MB. WITHIN 23N121W
TO 22N124W TO 21N123W TO 21.5N122.5W TO 23N121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC MON SEP 28...
HURRICANE POLO
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF
CENTER.
TROPICAL STORM RACHEL
NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 N NM SEMICIRCLE.
LOW PRES...INVEST EP91...NEAR 13N137W
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO
STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO 12N92W. IT RESUMES SW
OF POLO AT 16N117W TO 14N128W TO INVEST EP91 NEAR 12N137W TO
13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 128W AND 132W.
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 131W.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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