000 FZPN03 KNHC 030945 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI OCT 03 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 18.3N 108.9W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 03 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.3N 112.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 105 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.0N 115.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 240 NM E AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 22.5N 116.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 24.0N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 25.0N 115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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... .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. .FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 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 0900 UTC FRI OCT 03... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N86W TO 09N102W THEN RESUMES NEAR 14N116W TO 12N120W TO 10N138W. ITCZ FROM 10N138W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND BETWEEN 98W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 126W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.