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FZPN03 KNHC 232146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT NOV 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N98W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
10N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
SWELL AND S WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 137W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 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 2100 UTC SAT NOV 23...

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 13N90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 07N73W TO 10N85W TO 
07N96W TO 11N108W TO 08N117W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ ON 
TO 08N117W TO 09N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 18 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 118W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 126W.

$$ 

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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.