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FZPN03 KNHC 120252
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 19.8N 106.0W 956 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 12
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N106W TO 21N105W TO 20N107W TO
19N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 21N106W TO 24N112W TO 19N113W TO 19N108W
TO 15N105W TO 18N104W TO 21N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 21.2N 106.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N106W TO 22N108W TO 20N108W TO 19N106W TO 20N105W TO
23N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SIMON NEAR 22.4N 107.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N106W TO 24N107W TO
23N108W TO 22N108W TO 22N106W TO 23N106W 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N130W TO 26N129W TO
29N115W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N133W TO 23N123W TO
25N116W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 00N98W TO 01N107W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S93W TO
00N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N117W TO 01N122W TO 00N124W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S116W TO 02N117W 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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
08N97W 1008 MB. WITHIN 11N93W TO 12N98W TO 10N99W TO 08N99W TO
07N96W TO 09N93W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON OCT 12...

.HURRICANE SIMON...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60
N OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N91W TO 12N102W. IT RESUMES NEAR
16N115W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N
TO 15N E OF 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.