000 FZPN03 KNHC 060251 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON OCT 06 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 08. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 23.8N 117.6W 983 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 06 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 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 N OF 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 25.7N 117.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 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 21N 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 28.1N 115.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 113W AND 119W 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 BETWEEN 112W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .06 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 0200 UTC MON OCT 06... .TROPICAL STORM SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 113W AND 119W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 07N86W TO 11N109W TO 10N123W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13N134W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W...FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.