193
FZPN03 KNHC 060327
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 8.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.4N 117.9W 973 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 06
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 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 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N115W TO 24N116W
TO 22N120W TO 19N121W TO 18N118W TO 19N115W TO 21N115W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N113W TO
26N121W TO 21N124W TO 15N120W TO 15N114W TO 18N112W TO 24N113W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.6N 120.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N118W TO
24N121W TO 23N123W TO 19N124W TO 17N121W TO 19N118W TO 23N118W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
23N115W TO 27N122W TO 20N127W TO 16N125W TO 14N120W TO 17N114W TO
23N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 21.5N 123.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180
NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N120W TO
25N122W TO 24N126W TO 22N126W TO 19N123W TO 20N121W TO 23N120W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
26N119W TO 27N125W TO 25N129W TO 19N129W TO 15N123W TO 16N117W TO
26N119W 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO 01S110W TO 01S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S97W TO 01N106W TO 00N120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S95W TO 02S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N95W TO 05N110W TO 04N119W TO 00N123W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S95W TO 03N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
13N100W 1006 MB. WITHIN 16N97W TO 17N99W TO 16N102W TO 15N101W
TO 15N98W TO 16N97W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
14N103W 1005 MB. WITHIN 17N100W TO 18N102W TO 17N103W TO 16N104W
TO 15N102W TO 15N101W TO 17N100W 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 0300 UTC TUE OCT 6...
HURRICANE RACHEL
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 17N
TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 15N99W...FROM 12N119W TO BEYOND
12N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE
MONSOON TROUGH.
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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