486
FZPN03 KNHC 130857
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 15.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 20.6N 107.2W 977 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 13
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N106W TO
21N107W TO 21N108W TO 20N108W TO 20N106W TO 21N106W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N107W TO
22N109W TO 21N109W TO 19N108W TO 17N105W TO 17N104W TO 23N107W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 20.9N 107.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N107W TO 22N108W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO 21N107W TO
22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 23N108W TO 22N108W TO 22N109W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO
22N107W TO 23N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.2N 107.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N107W TO 23N108W TO 22N109W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO
21N107W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 24N109W TO 21N109W TO 20N109W TO
20N108W TO 21N106W TO 24N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 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.
..GALE WARNING
.LOW PRES NEAR 09N95.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 11N94W TO 11N95W TO
10N96W TO 10N95W TO 09N95W TO 10N94W TO 11N94W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N92W TO 11N94W TO
12N97W TO 09N98W TO 06N96W TO 08N92W TO 12N92W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
11N98.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 12N98W TO 12N99W TO 11N99W TO 11N98W TO
12N98W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N97W TO 13N99W TO 13N100W TO 11N100W TO 11N99W TO 11N98W TO
13N97W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 14N95W TO 15N98W TO 12N101W TO 10N101W TO 07N97W TO 11N95W
TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE
NEAR
12.5N101W 1003 MB. WITHIN 13N100W TO 14N101W TO 13N102W TO
12N101W TO 12N100W TO 13N100W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N99W TO 15N101W TO 14N103W TO 11N103W TO
10N102W TO 11N99W TO 15N99W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 11N96W TO 15N98W TO 16N102W TO 14N105W
TO 10N104W TO 07N99W TO 11N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 16N124W TO 18N117W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N116W TO 30N140W TO 15N138W TO
15N121W TO 20N113W TO 29N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N112W TO 24N119W TO 24N140W TO
13N140W TO 13N126W TO 17N115W TO 22N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.WITHIN 01S94W TO 03N109W TO 02N121W TO 00N126W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S91W TO 01S94W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N97W TO 02N113W TO 00N120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03S97W TO 01N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N103W TO 04N123W TO 00N130W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S96W TO 02N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO
26N111W TO 27N110W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE OCT 13...
HURRICANE SIMON
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF
THE CENTER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 09N95W TO 05N107W. ITCZ FROM
05N107W TO 04N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 00N TO 08N E OF 99W...FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 91W TO
100W...AND FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W.
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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