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FZPN03 KNHC 280920
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU NOV 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 30.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO  
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 
TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 240 NM SE AND 210 NM NW 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 10N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W TO 
10N105W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N108W TO 02N103W TO 
06N90W TO 11N90W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N104W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 24N140W. N OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 
26N130W TO 28N132W TO 30N136W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N127W 1007 MB. 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES THROUGH 30N121W TO 21N130W. 
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 21N130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 16N124W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N128W 1014 MB. 
COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 27.5N128W TO 
24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N140W TO 13N130W TO 
09N130W TO 09N140W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...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 0900 UTC THU NOV 28...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SW OF 
GUATEMALA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 09N84W TO 06N103W TO 09N133W.  
ITCZ FROM 09N133W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF MONSOON 
TROUGH BETWEEN 105W AND 108W AND ALSO BETWEEN 128W AND 131W. 
SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 137W AND 139W.

$$ 

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.