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FZPN03 KNHC 150340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
0430 UTC FRI NOV 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 09N140W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 128W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N140W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 1007 MB AT 12.6N109.0W DRIFT NW.  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1006 MB AT 17N110W.  WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 22N107W.  WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI NOV 15...

LOW PRES CENTER 1007 MB AT 12.6N109.0W  SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG WITHIN 120 SE AND 90 NM NE QUADRANTS.    

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N86W TO 08N96W THEN ITCZ TO 11N112W TO
07N135W TO BEYOND 08N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM N AND
120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 117W TO 123W.

$$ 

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 . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.