000
FZPN03 KNHC 281542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU NOV 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 30.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO  
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 
TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 180 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12N95W TO 09N104W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT.
.12 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 12 TO 18 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 N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
TO N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 25N124W TO 21N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
130W AND 136W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND N OF 08N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 
FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 138W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N127W 1008 MB. 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES THROUGH 30N120W TO 21N127W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 17N120W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH 
FROM 29N126W TO 23N130W. N OF 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W BETWEEN A 
LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N110W AND A LINE FROM 15N140W TO 03N110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 
89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC THU NOV 28...
.TROUGH FROM 17N120W TO 08N122W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM E OF TROUGH FROM 15N TO 17N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 09N90W TO 07N100W TO 08N110W. 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N110W TO 10N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W 
AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 112W AND 120W AS WELL AS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS W OF 133W. 

$$ 

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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.