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FZPN03 KNHC 081530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 09N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W
TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 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 FRI NOV 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH 09N84W TO 07N91W TO 14N110W TO 11N127W. ITCZ AXIS 
11N127W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 
NM OF LINE FROM 12N92W TO 06N82W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 
NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 115W 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.