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FZPN03 KNHC 071535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU NOV 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 07.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 08.                   
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W TO 11.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N141W 1015 MB. NW OF LINE 30N137W 
TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N141W 1012 MB. 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 THU NOV 7...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 06N91W TO 12N105W TO 11N117W TO 
12N126W. ITCZ AXIS 11N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 97W TO 
101W...106W TO 110W...AND 116W TO 123W.

$$ 

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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.