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FZPN03 KNHC 180929
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                        
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
1030 UTC MON NOV 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON NOV 18...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N85W TO 07N97W TO 07N105W THEN 
ITCZ TO 07.5N121W TO 12N128W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 93W 
AND 98W. 
      
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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.