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FZPN03 KNHC 082140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI NOV 08.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 09.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 10 TO 16 
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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS   
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 
FROM 13N96W TO 09N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N67W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 09N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
13N96W TO 10N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 138W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
420 NM 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 136W AND 138W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC FRI NOV 8...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
07N84W 07N86.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N91W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 1010 MB 10N102W TO 11N107W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14N111W 1010 MB 
TO 10N119W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N125W TO 11N128W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 11N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 117W AND 119W AND 
BETWEEN 124W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ 
W OF 139W.

$$ 

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.