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FZPN03 KNHC 280309
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC THU NOV 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU NOV 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 30.

.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 17 TO 24 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 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 14N96W...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 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 150 NM E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN
480 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 COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 25N BETWEEN 123W AND
138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N118W 
TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31N127W 1010 MB.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO
17N120W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 28N127W 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 15N118W
TO 05N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N140W TO 13N121W TO 
09N140W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.06 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 WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N93W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.36 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 WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU NOV 28...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 11.5N87.5W...
WITHIN 45 NM OF 13.5N92W...WITHIN 60 NM OF 12.5103W AND 30 NM OF
16.5N117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N78W TO 09N84W TO 07N98W TO 09N115W
TO 09N126W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N126W TO 09N131W TO 77N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM
07N89W TO 08N101W TO 09N120W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
10N131W 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.