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FZPN03 KNHC 030927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN NOV 03 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM SONIA NEAR 18.8N 110.0W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 
03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. WITHIN 200 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SONIA NEAR 22.6N 108.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SONIA NEAR 27.0N 
105.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE 30N118W TO 27N130W TO 30N135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN NOV 03...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 220 NM NW SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 11N90W THEN RESUMES FROM LOW   
PRES NEAR 14N122W TO 11N129W. ITCZ FROM 11N129W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 99W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.