081
FZPN03 KNHC 031512
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT OCT 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 05.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.6N 112.1W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 03 MOVING
WNW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130
NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND
115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 26N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.2N 113.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN
109W AND 117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE
AREA FROM 10N TO 26N BETWEEN 104W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.5N 116.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE FROM
16N TO 24N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. 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.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT OCT 3...
HURRICANE RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 17N
TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 06N90W TO 10N105W, THEN
RESUMES W OF RACHEL NEAR 10N120W TO 15N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 10N
TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 108W AND
118W. CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ARE SEEN FROM 00N TO
09N W OF 130W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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