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FZPN03 KNHC 052113
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON OCT 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 7.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.3N 117.1W 973 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 05
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N115W
TO 23N119W TO 21N121W TO 18N120W TO 18N115W TO 20N114W TO
23N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 23N111W TO 27N116W TO 25N121W TO 19N123W TO 15N121W TO
14N113W TO 23N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.4N 119.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF THE CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N117W TO 24N122W TO 19N123W TO
17N120W TO 18N117W TO 20N117W TO 24N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N115W TO 27N123W TO 24N126W TO
18N125W TO 15N121W TO 18N113W TO 24N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 21.2N 122.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N119W TO
25N123W TO 23N126W TO 20N125W TO 18N122W TO 20N119W TO 23N119W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N116W
TO 27N121W TO 24N129W TO 17N127W TO 14N119W TO 17N116W TO
23N116W 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S109W TO 00N118W TO 00N124W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 01S109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S97W TO 01S102W TO 01S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 02S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
12N99W 1006 MB. WITHIN 16N97W TO 16N98W TO 16N100W TO 14N99W TO
13N98W TO 15N97W TO 16N97W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
14N102W 1005 MB. WITHIN 16N97W TO 17N100W TO 16N103W TO 15N103W
TO 14N101W TO 14N98W TO 16N97W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON OCT 5...
HURRICANE RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 08N85W TO 15N105W...AND FROM
11N115W TO BEYOND 09N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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