000 FZPN03 KNHC 032121 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI OCT 03 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 18.8N 110.6W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 03 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.2N 112.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 20.0N 114.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 109W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.9N 116.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 111W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 23.5N 116.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 24.5N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 25.5N 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 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .06 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. .15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 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 2100 UTC FRI OCT 03... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 105W TO 114W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N91W THEN RESUMES NEAR 14N116W TO 12N123W TO 12N129W TO 10N136W. ITCZ FROM 10N135W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE E OF A LINE FROM 10N86W TO 05N80W...AND FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W...AND FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.