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Hurricane Simon Is a Category 4 off Mexico
Hurricane hunters measured 150 mph winds and a 933 millibar pressure at noon Central Time.
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National Hurricane Center · agency · published 2026-10-10
National Hurricane Center · agency · published 2026-10-10
National Hurricane Center · agency · published 2026-10-10
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By noon Central Time Saturday, Air Force Reserve hurricane hunters were inside Hurricane Simon. The National Hurricane Center placed the eye near 17.4 north, 104.8 west, about 115 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Sustained winds were near 150 miles an hour. That is Category 4. The aircraft measured a central pressure of 933 millibars. Simon was drifting north at about 1 mile an hour. Hurricane-force winds reached about 15 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds about 125 miles. At 9 a.m. the Center had held the intensity at 130 knots, listed as 150 miles an hour, with pressure estimated at 938 millibars. Simon is forecast to reach Mexico's west-central coast as a major hurricane tonight or early Sunday. Finish preparations in the warning area before conditions worsen tonight. Swells are likely to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to that coast through the weekend.
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At 12:00 p.m. CST (1800 UTC) on October 10, 2026, Air Force Reserve reconnaissance placed Simon's eye near 17.4N 104.8W, about 115 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo and 215 miles south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes.
Maximum sustained winds were near 150 mph with higher gusts. Simon was a category 4 hurricane. Reconnaissance measured a minimum central pressure of 933 mb. The storm was drifting north near 1 mph.
Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 15 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 125 miles.
Discussion 13 at 9:00 a.m. CST held the initial intensity at 130 kt. The forecast table lists that as 150 mph at 17.4N 104.8W. Forecast Advisory 13 at 1500 UTC estimated minimum pressure at 938 mb and movement toward the north at 3 knots.
Simon was forecast to be near or just inland of the west-central coast of Mexico on Sunday, approaching as a major hurricane tonight or early Sunday. Preparations in the hurricane warning area should be rushed to completion before conditions deteriorate tonight.
Swells were expected to affect the southwestern and west-central coast of Mexico through the weekend and were likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.