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FZPN03 KNHC 052109
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC SUN OCT 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 23.4N 117.5W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 05 
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW 
AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM 
SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 24.2N 117.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 25.2N 117.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 112W AND 121W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SIMON NEAR 27.5N 
116.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SIMON NEAR 30.0N 
114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 03S W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC SUN OCT 05...

.HURRICANE SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. 
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 114W 
AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N100W TO 10N113W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 12N121W TO 11N126W TO 13N130W TO 13N137W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 13N137W TO 13N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
04N TO 08N BETWEEN 75W AND 87W...FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 
97W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.