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FZPN03 KNHC 142157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 UTC THU NOV 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU NOV 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 16.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.  SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  REMAINDER OF AREA
N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 97W  N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 15N95W TO 12N98W TO
10N106W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT.  SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO
12 FT.  REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W  NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 09N140W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 128W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 08N140W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEA TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 120W AND FROM 16N TO 20N W OF
125W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  WEAK TROUGH FROM 17N110W TO 13N115W  WITHIN
120 NM SE OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 20N107W TO 13N111W.  WITHIN 180 NM SE
OF AXIS  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 5 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU NOV 14...

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 11N108W TO 16N109W.  SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 08N92W TO 10N107W TO 08N122W 
THEN ITCZ TO BEYOND 09N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N
AND 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 113W TO 122W.

$$ 

ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 03 2013 AT 1800 UTC 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 TROPICAL 
EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM EQUATOR TO 
30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 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 WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.