702
FZPN03 KNHC 102122
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 12.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 17.6N 104.8W 932 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 10 MOVING
N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
15N TO 19N BETWEEN 101 AND 109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 101W AND 111W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.4N 105.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W AND 106W WITH SEAS
TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN
103W AND 107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE
AREA FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON INLAND NEAR 21.9N 105.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 27.0N 118.3W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 10
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 26 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM
SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 127W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL RACHEL NEAR 36.3N 114.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 20N
BETWEEN 111W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
36 HOUR FORECAST
DISSIPATED.
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.
.S OF 01N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W 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.
.N OF 24N BETWEEN 128W AND 134W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N118W TO 22N131W TO 25N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N117W TO 21N130W TO
25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 3.0 M N OF 30N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M N OF 30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT OCT 10...
HURRICANE SIMON
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60
NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W.
T.S. RACHEL
SCATTERED MODERATE NE OF CENTER FROM 28N TO 31N E OF
120W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07.5N78W TO 08N83W TO 11N91W...THEN
RESUMES NEAR 12N124W TO BEYOND 09N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH RACHEL AND SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE AND
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 10N E OF 100W TO THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA...FROM 00N TO 06N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W...AND FROM
05N TO 12N W OF 130W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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