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FZPN03 KNHC 081532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU OCT 08 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 15.4N 103.3W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 08 
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
75 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF 
THE AREA FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 100.5W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 15.5N 104.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 16.1N 104.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...90 NM NW 
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 
102W AND 108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE 
AREA FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 100W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 17.6N 105.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM 
OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 
13N TO 20N BETWEEN 102 AND 109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 98W AND 111W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.1N 124.2W 985 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 08 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 
NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
8.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 17N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.7N 125.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 18N TO 30N BETWEEN 121W AND 137W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 25.1N 121.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 17N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 127W...AND N OF 18N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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 00N W OF 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU OCT 8...

.TROPICAL STORM SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 
14N TO 18N BETWEEN 99W AND 105W.

.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 14N97W...THEN RESUMES S OF 
T.S. RACHEL NEAR 13N120W TO BEYOND 11N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE 
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH RACHEL AND SIMON, SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 00N TO 10N E OF 110W... 
AND FROM 00N TO 11N W OF 110W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.