691 
FZPN03 KNHC 091529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 16.0N 104.7W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 09 MOVING 
NW OR 325 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
8.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 17.2N 104.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 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 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 102 
AND 109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA 
FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 101W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.4N 105.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 107W WITH SEAS TO 
9.0 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 108W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 12N 
TO 23N BETWEEN 102W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M 
IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 22.8N 124.6W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 09 
MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...150 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
6.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 18N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 121W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL NEAR 25.1N 121.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...90 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 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 
128W...AND N OF 18N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RACHEL INLAND N OF AREA NEAR 33.3N 
116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM 
SE QUADRANT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. N OF 17N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N BETWEEN 
115W AND 117W. N OF A LINE FROM 20N120W TO 23N131W TO 26N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NW 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.

.S OF 00N W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 105W AND 112W...AND S OF 02N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO 
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI OCT 9...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 13N 
TO 19N BETWEEN 101W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. 

.T.S. RACHEL...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 10N86W TO 13N94W...THEN 
RESUMES NEAR 14N128W TO BEYOND 08N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE 
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH RACHEL AND SIMON...SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 13N E OF 90W TO THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND FROM 00N TO 08N W OF 90W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.