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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 142231
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED OCT 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 16.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 11.9N 100.0W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
14 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 10 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N98W TO 
13N100W TO 14N99W TO 13N101W TO 12N101W TO 11N99W TO 14N98W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OR AREA WITHIN 
15N97W TO 15N99W TO 14N102W TO 12N102W TO 10N101W TO 10N97W TO 
15N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SE AND SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 12.5N 100.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS TO 7.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 13.2N 101.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 15N100W TO 15N103W TO 13N103W TO 13N102W TO 11N102W TO 
12N100W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN SE TO 
S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 17N103W TO 15N105W TO
10N105W TO 08N102W TO 08N98W TO 15N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 14.9N 102.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N98W TO 17N102W TO 17N103W TO 15N104W TO 13N101W TO 
14N100W TO 16N98W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 7.0 M IN S 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N97W TO 20N108W TO 19N109W TO 
11N111W TO 09N105W TO 10N96W TO 15N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 5.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.3N 108.3W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 14
MOVING SW OR 235 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 20N108W TO 20N109W TO 19N109W TO 19N108W TO 20N108W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N107W
TO 21N110W TO 19N110W TO 18N109W TO 19N107W TO 21N107W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.1N 108.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 45 NM
SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N108W TO 
20N109W TO 19N109W TO 19N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N108W TO 19N109W TO 20N110W TO 
20N111W TO 18N110W TO 18N107W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIMON NEAR 20.3N 109.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N110W TO 20N109W TO 21N109W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. WITHIN 22N108W TO 21N110W 
TO 20N110W TO 21N109W TO 20N109W TO 20N107W TO 
22N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES... S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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 23N113W TO 22N132W TO 24N140W TO 16N137W TO 18N125W TO
17N115W TO 23N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N117W TO 18N140W TO 12N131W TO
10N123W TO 15N127W TO 17N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.WITHIN 03N98W TO 02N106W TO 00N115W TO 00N135W TO 02S120W TO
03.4S114W TO 03N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N109W TO 04N114W TO 05N125W TO
00N128W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S96W TO 06N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N96W TO 06N114W TO 14N114W TO 20N140W
TO 08N127W TO 03.4S91W TO 10N96W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO
30N113W TO 28N113W TO 30N113W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC WED OCT 14...

.HURRICANE SIMON...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 75 NM W AND SW OF CENTER. 

.T.S. TRUDY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 10N 
TO 15.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N73W TO 10N79W TO 10.5N92W THEN RESUMES 
FROM NEAR 08N101W TO 05N112W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N112W TO 
03N127W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 03.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 94W AND FROM 00N 
TO 04.5N BETWEEN 99W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 00N TO 07N W OF 134W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.