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FZPN03 KNHC 072131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU NOV 07.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 08.                      
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
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 FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 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 FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N141W 1015 MB. NW OF LINE 
30N137W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N140W 1015 MB. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 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 2115 UTC THU NOV 7...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 06N91W TO 12N103W TO 
11N117W TO 12N124W TO 10N132W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 10N132W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH 
BETWEEN 105W AND 111W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 135W.

$$ 

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.