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FZPN03 KNHC 052136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE NOV 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 05.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 06.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N130W TO 25N115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N W 
OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 15N132W TO 15N121W TO 21N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. FROM 
15N TO 26N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC TUE NOV 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 12N92W TO 10N101W TO 1008 
MB LOW PRES NEAR 09N108W TO 12N122W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
08N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 
TO 90 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 117W AND 122W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ W OF 135W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 132W. 

$$ 

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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.