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FZPN03 KNHC 241530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W 
TO 10N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N W OF 138W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N138W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT 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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN NOV 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 08N87W TO 07N97W TO 10N110W. ITCZ 
10N110W TO 10N117W TO 07N121W TO 09N131W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND  
134W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 106W 
AND 114W.

$$ 

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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.