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FZPN03 KNHC 080900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI NOV 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N140W 1013 MB. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N128W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA NEAR 29N142W 1012 MB. 
WITHIN FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT 30N139W
TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 15N135W TO 15N125W TO 
11N132W TO 15N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 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 FRI NOV 08...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
20N106W TO 15N109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 09N85W TO 09N94W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES 13N111W
TO 11N128W. ITCZ 11N128W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 05N79W TO 13N90W...AND WITHIN
60 NM OF 11N126W AND 30 NM OF 09N136W.

$$ 

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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.