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FZPN03 KNHC 090901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT NOV 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT NOV 09.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 10.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 11.

.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 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 
12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 09N TO
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14.5N95.5W 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
OF LINE 14.5N95.5W TO 09M98W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 15N96W TO 13N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 09N102W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO
14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS. N OF 28N W OF
138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT NOV 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 08N78W TO 13N91W TO 10N97W TO 09N105W TO
12N120W TO 11N133W. ITCZ 11N133W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 07N84W TO 14N91W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 10N113W 
TO 11N125W TO 09N130W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 09N132W
TO 14N138W.

$$ 

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.