721
FZPN03 KNHC 032118
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 05.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 19.8N 112.5W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 03 MOVING
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...130 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE 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 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 107W AND 116W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W 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 27N BETWEEN 103W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 20.3N 114.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW 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 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 27N BETWEEN 106W AND 122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.6N 116.8W. 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 27N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W 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 2100 UTC SAT OCT 3...
HURRICANE RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 18N
TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 08N90W TO 13N100W...THEN
RESUMES W OF HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 08N116W TO 07N130W TO BEYOND
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W...AND FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN
110W AND 120W. CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ARE SEEN
FROM 00N TO 10N W OF 130W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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