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FZPN03 KNHC 152138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                        
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI NOV 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 16N140W...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 135W... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 08N W OF 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 06N140W...EXCEPT N
OF 26N W OF 133W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 15N111W.  WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT  WINDS
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
105W AND 110W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES CENTER 1008 MB NEAR 20N109W.  
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES CENTER 1010 MB NEAR 21N107W.
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 2100 UTC FRI NOV 15...

NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES CENTER AT 
15N111W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N96W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES AT 
15N111W TO 08N128W THEN ITCZ TO 06N135W TO BEYOND 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM
118W TO 127W.

$$ 

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.