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FZPN03 KNHC 130304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 15.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 20.4N 107.0W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 13
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N106W TO 21N107W TO 21N108W TO 20N107W TO 20N106W TO 
21N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 23N107W TO 22N110W TO 19N110W TO 17N105W TO 14N103W TO 
14N101W TO 23N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.0N 107.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N107W TO 22N108W TO 21N109W TO 
20N108W TO 21N107W TO 22N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N106W TO 23N108W TO 22N109W TO 21N109W
TO 20N108W TO 21N107W TO 23N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.8N 108.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 24N107W TO 24N108W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO 20N107W TO 
21N105W TO 24N107W 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 8.5N95.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 10N93W TO 11N93W TO 
11N95W TO 10N96W TO 08N95W TO 09N93W TO 10N93W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N91W TO 13N95W TO 
09N99W TO 05N97W TO 05N92W TO 09N92W TO 11N91W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
10.5N98.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 12N97W TO 13N98W TO 13N99W TO 12N99W 
TO 11N99W TO 11N98W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 12N100W TO 09N100W TO 
07N98W TO 09N95W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
11N99.5W 1005 MB. WITHIN 12N99W TO 12N100W TO 11N100W TO 11N99W 
TO 12N99W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
12N98W TO 13N100W TO 12N101W TO 11N101W TO 11N99W TO 11N98W TO 
12N98W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 12N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N98W TO 12N101W TO 10N100W TO 07N97W
TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
12N101.5W 1003 MB. WITHIN 13N101W TO 13N102W TO 12N102W TO 
12N101W TO 13N101W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N101W TO 13N103W TO 12N104W TO 10N102W TO 
10N101W TO 12N100W TO 14N101W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 14N104W TO 12N105W TO 09N102W
TO 07N98W TO 11N96W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 17N136W TO 11N124W TO 14N113W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 16N140W TO 
16N120W TO 22N114W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N111W TO 24N140W TO 15N140W TO 
18N117W TO 24N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 02N99W TO 05N111W TO 04N126W TO 00N132W TO 03.4S120W TO
00N82W TO 02N99W...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 00N99W TO 01N110W TO 01S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03S99W TO 00N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N116W TO 03N125W TO 00N136W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S100W TO 02N116W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO
30N115W TO 27N112W TO 27N111W TO 29N112W...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 0300 UTC TUE OCT 13...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 111W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N110W. ITCZ FROM 08N110W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 10N E OF
90W...AND FROM 04N TO 16N BETWEEN 90W TO 100W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.