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FZPN03 KNHC 150917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 16N130W TO 08N131W...EXCEPT N OF 28N 
W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N130W TO 
09N132W...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 13.5N109W. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1005 MB 
NEAR 16.5N109W. WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NE 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1010 MB 
NEAR 19N106W. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI NOV 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 08.5N93W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N109W 
TO 08N130W. ITCZ FROM 08N130W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 98W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 104W 
AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 102W AND 110W. 

$$ 

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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.