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FZPN03 KNHC 240355
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN NOV 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W 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 
15N95W TO 11N99.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27.5N W OF 139W 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 29N W OF 137W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC SUN NOV 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 09N74W TO 10N85W TO 
08.5N101W TO 11N110W TO 07.5N117W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ 
ON TO 07.5N122W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S AND 120 NM N OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 106W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 127W.

$$ 

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.