Tropical cyclone
Hurricane Simon
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- Sustained wind
- 125 kt145 mph · 230 km/h · 1-minute average
- Gusts
- 155 kt180 mph · 285 km/h
- Central pressure
- 937 mb (hPa)
- Movement
- NNW 345° at 6 kt7 mph · 11 km/h
Advisory valid 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC
- Location
- About 65 mi (105 km) WNW of Manzanillo Mexico · 19.2°N, 105.3°W
Where each figure comes from
NHC public advisory 17 · 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC
NHC forecast advisory 17 · 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC
NHC's current storm list · 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC
GDACS alert: Orange, potential need for international humanitarian assistance. It estimates humanitarian impact, not storm strength. GDACS event maximum wind (may include forecast): 250 km/h · 135 kt · 155 mph; averaging period not supplied.
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 14:58 UTC
What this tells you
Measured from GDACS's reported point, 19.2°N, 105.3°W, not from NHC's position above. Proximity does not establish exposure.
- Nearest indexed city
- Manzanillo, Mexico · 100 km
- People nearby
- 5.4 million in 15 towns and cities within 300 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.
2020 estimates · people/km². Population context, not people affected.
Citation & source notes
- Updated by GDACS
- 2026-10-11 14:58 UTC
- Retrieved by this site
- 2026-10-11 17:37 UTC
- First date GDACS lists for the event
- 2026-10-07 15:00 UTC
- Latest date GDACS lists for the event
- 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC
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NHC forecast track
- On the map
- Past track
- Past position
- Forecast track
- Cone
- Centre at the advisory's time: hurricane
- Forecast position: tropical cyclone
- Forecast position: post-tropical or potential cyclone
- Line width and brightness
- Depression, low, post-tropical or potential cyclone
- Tropical or subtropical storm
- Hurricane
- Major hurricane
- Forecast intensity
- under 34 kt (39 mph)
- 34–63 kt (39–73 mph)
- Category 1 · 64–82 kt (74–95 mph)
- Category 2 · 83–95 kt (96–110 mph)
The cone contains the probable path of the storm's centre but does not show the size of the storm. Hazardous conditions can occur outside the cone.
Where forecast positions crowd, a later one is drawn as a small ring without its label, or not at all; the table lists every position.
Land: Natural Earth.
Sustained wind, kt, at the times in the table
| Time | Location | Sustained wind | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory valid | 19.2°N, 105.3°W | 125 kt · 145 mph · 230 km/h | Category 4 hurricane |
| Forecast for | 19.9°N, 105.6°W | 105 kt · 120 mph · 195 km/h | Category 3 hurricane |
| Forecast for | 20.5°N, 106.0°W | 85 kt · 100 mph · 155 km/h | Category 2 hurricane |
| Forecast for | 21.1°N, 106.4°W | 70 kt · 80 mph · 130 km/h | Category 1 hurricane |
| Forecast for | 21.8°N, 106.8°W | 60 kt · 70 mph · 110 km/h | Tropical storm |
| Forecast for | 22.5°N, 106.9°W | 50 kt · 60 mph · 95 km/h | Tropical storm |
| Forecast for | 23.0°N, 106.9°W | 50 kt · 60 mph · 95 km/h | Tropical storm |
| Forecast for | 23.9°N, 106.4°W | 30 kt · 35 mph · 55 km/h | Post-tropical cyclone |
Also tracking near GDACS's reported point: Guadalajara (260 km)
Agency measurements and details
- Alert level
- Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
- Country
- Mexico
- GDACS event maximum wind (may include forecast)
- Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)
- Updated by GDACS
- 2026-10-11 14:58 UTC
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