349  
FZPN03 KNHC 061611  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1200 UTC TUE OCT 6.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 7.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 8.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING
 
 
.HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 20.5N 119.5W 977 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 06  
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS  
90 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 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND  
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N117W  
TO 23N121W TO 19N122W TO 17N121W TO 18N117W TO 23N117W WINDS 20  
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 23N114W  
TO 27N124W TO 19N125W TO 14N117W TO 16N114W TO 23N114W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RACHEL NEAR 21.0N 121.7W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 180  
NM OF THE CENTER WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N118W TO  
24N120W TO 24N123W TO 21N124W TO 19N123W TO 19N120W TO 22N118W  
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN  
23N116W TO 27N119W TO 27N127W TO 19N128W TO 15N122W TO 17N116W TO  
23N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 21.5N 123.0W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.0N 124.3W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180  
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N122W TO 25N125W TO 25N127W TO 22N128W TO  
20N125W TO 20N122W TO 23N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5  
M. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 24N119W TO 28N128W TO 26N131W TO  
19N129W TO 17N123W TO 19N119W TO 24N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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.  
 
.WITHIN 01N102W TO 01N113W TO 02N121W TO 03S120W TO 03S102W TO  
01N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
   
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
 
NEAR  
14N102W 1005 MB. WITHIN 13N102W TO 13N103W TO 12N106W TO 10N106W  
TO 08N103W TO 10N100W TO 13N102W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5  
TO 3.0 M.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC TUE OCT 6...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
 
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 11N85W TO  
A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 13N98W. THE MONSOON TROUGH RESTARTS NEAR  
10N119W TO BEYOND 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED  
STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 08N-17N BETWEEN 95W-105W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 06N-10N EAST OF  
88W AND FROM 00N-08N BETWEEN 104W-113W.  
 

 
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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