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FZPN03 KNHC 060938
HSFEP2

HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED NOV 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N96W 
TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM ON EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 15N130W TO 14N120W 23N117W TO 30N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 
08N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED NOV 06...

.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 16N99W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 TO 60 NM ON EITHER 
SIDE FROM 16N115W TO 16N111W TO 22N106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 14N91W TO 11N108W TO 
12N122W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 12N122W TO 09N130W TO 07N140W.  
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 08N TO 09N BETWEEN 114W AND 116W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 123W AND 
128W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM WSW OF 
MONSOON TROUGH E OF 87W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 
110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 07N BETWEEN 135W AND 136W. 
 
$$ 

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2013 AT 1800 UTC, THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS 
AND FORECAST BRANCH (TAFB) WILL RECONFIGURE ITS HIGH SEAS  
FORECAST AREAS TO ALIGN THEIR BOUNDARIES WITH THE AREAS OF U.S. 
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE WORLD 
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO). THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA 
IN THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC 
FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
THE AREA SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR TO 3.4S, EAST OF 120W, AND BE 
DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 
3.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W.

.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.