330 
FZPN03 KNHC 100253
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 16.8N 104.6W 952 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 10
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N102W TO 
19N106W TO 17N107W TO 15N106W TO 16N105W TO 15N103W TO 
18N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 17N101W TO 20N106W TO 18N111W TO 15N111W TO 12N109W TO 
11N103W TO 17N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 18.2N 104.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 
NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N103W TO 
20N105W TO 19N107W TO 17N106W TO 17N105W TO 17N103W TO 18N103W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 
17N101W TO 17N106W TO 22N110W TO 15N112W TO 12N110W TO 12N103W TO
17N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON INLAND NEAR 21.0N 105.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N105W TO 
23N106W TO 21N107W TO 20N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N106W TO 22N105W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 
22N106W TO 25N114W TO 18N115W TO 14N108W TO 15N103W TO 22N106W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 23.8N 123.3W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
10 MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N122W TO 26N125W TO 24N128W TO 
21N124W TO 21N122W TO 22N121W TO 25N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N121W TO 30N128W TO 30N137W
TO 23N138W TO 19N134W TO 18N124W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 28.9N 118.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N119W TO 26N121W TO 24N119W TO 
24N117W TO 25N114W TO 29N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N115W TO 24N119W TO 28N121W TO 20N128W
TO 18N124W TO 18N119W TO 23N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL RACHEL NEAR 33.9N 116.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N113W TO 
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 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 01S115W TO 01S116W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S114W TO
01S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N111W TO 02N115W TO 00N120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 00N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 27N136W TO
22N132W TO 22N130W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 26N138W TO
27N132W TO 23N127W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT OCT 10...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 
12N TO 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. 

.T.S. RACHEL...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 12N95W. IT RESUMES NEAR 15N126W TO
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 112W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.