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FZPN03 KNHC 161536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                        
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1630 UTC SAT NOV 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 19N109W. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 20N108W. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT NOV 16...

NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT OF LOW PRES 
NEAR 19N109W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 10N85W TO 12N105W...THEN RESUMING 
FROM 14N115W TO 06N137W. ITCZ FROM 07N137W TO BEYOND 05N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 78W AND 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF TROUGH AND ITCZ W OF 125W.

$$ 

ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 03 2013 AT 1800 UTC 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 TROPICAL 
EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM EQUATOR TO 
30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.