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FZPN03 KNHC 240926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 16N96W TO 11N102W TO 08N99W TO 14N93W TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 16N140W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 24N140W.  
N OF 28N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN NOV 24...

.TROUGH FROM 17N113W TO 12N114W TO 08N114W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17N114W TO 
11N120W TO 07N117W TO 11N109W TO 17N110W TO 17N114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 10N86W TO 07N94W TO 12N110W      
TO 08N121W. ITCZ FROM 08N121W TO 10N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 
83W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W.

$$ 

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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.