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FZPN03 KNHC 030939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY LOW PRES AT 21N134W 1010 MB.  WITHIN 360 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF CENTER  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 128W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 21N134W 1012 MB.  FROM 22N TO 27N
W OF 135W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES DISSIPATED.  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  STRONG HIGH PRES 1032 MB N OF AREA.  NW OF
LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N140W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  

.FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 109W AND 113W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE DEC 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO EMBEDDED 1010 MB SURFACE
LOW PRES AT 08N110W TO 07N1193W.  ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 14N127W TO  
08N138W TO BEYOND 08N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
AXIS E OF 94W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM
OF AXIS FROM 111W TO 114W.  

$$ 

ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 03 2013 AT 1800 UTC THE 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 THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC 
FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
THE 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.