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FZPN03 KNHC 061540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED NOV 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N W OF 122W EXCEPT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 22N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 15W BETWEEN 121W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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 1500 UTC WED NOV 06...

.WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 103W.

.WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 109W AND 
114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 13N90W TO 11N94W 
TO 12N100W TO 09N110W TO 12N120W TO 09N127W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 09N127W TO 07N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
03N TO 08N E OF 80W...AND FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 88W... 
AND BETWEEN 105W AND 124W.

$$ 

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 HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.