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FZPN03 KNHC 021511
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 04.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.3N 110.8W 959 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 02 MOVING
W OR 265 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
15N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M
FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 25N
BETWEEN 102W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.6N 112.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 240 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM
10N TO 26N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.0N 113.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5 M IN W SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM
10N TO 26N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
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.
.S OF 01N BETWEEN 104W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC FRI OCT 2...
HURRICANE RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF CENTER.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 15N95W...THEN RESUMES W OF
RACHEL NEAR 16N115W TO 14N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. CLUSTERS OF
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ARE NOTED FROM 01N TO 06N E OF 82W TO
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION ARE OBSERVED FROM 11N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 100W...
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF
123W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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