000 FZPN03 KNHC 030243 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI OCT 03 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 18.1N 108.2W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 03 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 21N E OF 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 18.9N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND... 60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 20.7N 114.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 22.5N 115.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 24.0N 115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 24.5N 115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. 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... .N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 117W AND FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 01S BETWEEN 82W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 82W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC FRI OCT 03... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 113W...AND FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 07N95W TO 12N101W THEN RESUMES NEAR 13N113W TO 11N129W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 89W... AND FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.