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FZPN03 KNHC 162133
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                        
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 UTC SAT NOV 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES 1009 MB AT 20N107W.  WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1010 MB INLAND.  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 122W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 05N FROM 80W TO 85W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.  

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT NOV 16...

NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT OF LOW PRES 
NEAR 19N109W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N81W TO 09N90W TO 98N99W TO 11N105W
THEN RESUMES FROM 15N115W TO 08N130W...THENCE ITCZ EXTENDS TO
BEYOND 05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM
OF AXIS W OF 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 . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.