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FZPN03 KNHC 112153
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.6N 105.8W 947 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 11 MOVING 
NNW OR 335 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.0N 106.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 
FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 22.2N 107.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 106W AND 108W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 20N TO 
23N BETWEEN 106W AND 108W 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.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 2.5 M. N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2.5 M.

.S OF 02N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 133W AND 138W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 29N120W TO 22N131W TO 24N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N116W TO 21N130W TO 
25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN OCT 11...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 18N TO 
20N BETWEEN 104W AND 108W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG NEAR 
THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WAVE AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO A 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE 
LOCATED NEAR 08N91W TO 08N100W, THEN RESUMES NEAR 12N120W TO BEYOND 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED 
FROM 00N TO 10N E OF 96W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 00N TO 06N W OF 96W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.