0   UTC ▁( 2 : 0 0   a . m .   P DT )   – ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁Nin ete en - E ▁intens ifies ▁to ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Simon ▁about ▁ 1 3 5   mi ▁( 2 1 5   km ) ▁west - s outh west ▁of ▁Man zan illo , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 4 1 5   mi ▁( 6 6 5   km ) ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁October   4 ▁▁ 0 3 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 8 : 0 0   p . m .   P DT ▁October   3 )   – ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Simon ▁intens ifies ▁to ▁a ▁Category   1 ▁h urr icane ▁approximately ▁ 5 0   mi ▁( 7 5   km ) ▁north west ▁of ▁Soc or ro ▁Island ▁and ▁roughly ▁ 2 8 0   mi ▁( 4 4 5   km ) ▁south - s outh west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁ 1 5 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 8 : 0 0   a . m .   P DT )   – ▁H urr icane ▁Simon ▁rapidly ▁intens ifies ▁to ▁a ▁Category   2 ▁h urr icane ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 5   mi ▁( 3 3 0   km ) ▁west - n orth west ▁of ▁Soc or ro ▁Island ▁and ▁about ▁ 3 1 0