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FZPN03 KNHC 120333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0430 UTC TUE NOV 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE NOV 12.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 13. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO  
13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
13N96W TO 12N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 11N101W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N 
OF 27N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO  
26N136W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 136W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 119W AND 136W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 129W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC TUE NOV 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 15N99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 10N85W 08N95W TO 
09N105W TO 09N118W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N118W TO 08N130W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 111W AND 
115W.

$$ 

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.