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FZPN03 KNHC 060348
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED NOV 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 06.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 07.                   
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 20N130W TO 25N115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N W 
OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 116W AND 134W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 21N 
W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

.36 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 0330 UTC WED NOV 06...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 09N84W TO 11N96W TO 
1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 09N108W TO 12N122W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
08N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE 
TROUGH BETWEEN 117W AND 122W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 127W AND ALSO WITHIN 60 
NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 137W.  

$$ 

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.