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FZPN03 KNHC 110904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN OCT 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 18.7N 105.2W 930 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 11
MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT
GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 19N104W TO 20N105W TO 19N106W TO 18N106W TO 18N105W TO 
18N104W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 18N106W TO 20N105W TO 22N109W 
TO 18N110W TO 14N106W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR COAST NEAR 20.5N 105.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N106W TO 22N106W TO 21N106W TO 19N107W TO 
19N106W TO 19N104W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 22.0N 106.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 23N106W TO 22N107W TO 21N107W TO 21N106W TO 21N105W TO 
23N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.

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.

.WITHIN 01N111W TO 02N120W TO 00N127W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S109W TO 01N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N118W TO 02N122W TO 00N126W TO
03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S117W TO 00N118W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S117W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S116W TO 01S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.

..POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE RACHEL NEAR 32.9N 116.1W 990 MB AT 0900
UTC OCT 11 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 22 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 
30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 24N112W TO 30N116W TO 30N121W TO 
20N121W TO 18N118W TO 20N114W TO 24N112W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO
28N131W TO 25N128W TO 28N118W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N134W TO 26N130W TO
24N124W TO 22N124W TO 25N118W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SUN OCT 11...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM
15N TO 21N BETWEEN 101W AND 111W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N92W TO 12N101W. IT RESUMES NEAR
16N120W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 80W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 05N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.