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FZPN03 KNHC 100900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1030 UTC SUN NOV 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...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 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE
FROM 12N98W TO 09N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
NE AND S SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W
TO 13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACH NW WATERS. N OF 28N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. N OF 27N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W. N 
OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 25N136W. N OF
28N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN NOV 10...
.TROUGH FROM 11N117W TO 17N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 16N115.5W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 
12.5N114.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N84W TO 10N94W TO 08N110W TO 1008 
MB LOW PRES AT 11N116.5W TO 13N125W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES AT 
11.5N127.5W TO 09N130W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N130W TO 11N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG DISSIPATING WITHIN 45 NM 
OF LINES FROM 10N86W TO 14N92W AND FROM 15N100W TO 11N102W
TO 08N102W. 

$$ 

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.