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FZPN03 KNHC 272216
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC WED NOV 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 29.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W TO 11N99W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40
TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W
TO 09N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W AND FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN
93W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 IN MIXED NE AND
S SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 09N103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN
360 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT
WITH NW SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 22N130W.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N120W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE...LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N126W
1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N117W TO
15N125W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 29N127W 1011 MB. N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W
AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N115W TO 15N119W TO 
08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 

.TROUGH FROM 07N131W TO 14N126W. N OF 10N WITHIN 150 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N140W TO 14N126W TO 09N132W TO 
08N140W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED NOV 27...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 11.5N92W
AND 13N101W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 08N84W TO 07N99W TO 09N116W
TO 08N121W TO 08N124W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N124W TO 11N129W TO 
77N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE
FROM 07N90W TO 09N120W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N132W TO
08N140W.

$$ 

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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.