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FZPN03 KNHC 092130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
AREA FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND S SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 15N96W TO 13N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S 
SWELL.
.36 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 
10 TO 13 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS FAR NW WATERS. NW OF LINE 
30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT NOV 09...
.TROUGH FROM 17N113W TO 09N114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM E AND 240 NM W OF TROUGH S OF 12N AND WITHIN 120 NM E AND 300 
NM W OF TROUGH N OF 14N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 14N90W TO 09N105W TO 11N110W THEN 
CONTINUES FROM 12N115W TO 10N133W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 10N133W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W 
AND 125W. ISOLATED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 90W AND FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. 

$$ 

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 COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.