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FZPN03 KNHC 080327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI NOV 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI NOV 08.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 09.                   
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 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 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 75 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 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 14N962W TO 12N97W TO 10N100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 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 30N141W 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 0315 UTC FRI NOV 8...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 10N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N79W TO 06N91W TO 10N101W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 11N109W 1008 MB TO 12N117W TO 12N126W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 12N126W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 30 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 124W AND 126W.

$$ 

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.