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FZPN03 KNHC 120903
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE NOV 12.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 13. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 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 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 11N103W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...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 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96W N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 90
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N102W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO 25N138W. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 OF
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N132W TO 27N135W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 137W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW...NE AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW...NE AND S SWELL.

.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 5 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE NOV 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N91W AND
15N99W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 0878W TO 10N87W TO 08N97W TO 
09N124W TO 08N127W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N127W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 08N79W AND
WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 07N109W TO 12N125W.

$$ 

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.