000 FZPN03 KNHC 181518 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON NOV 18 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON NOV 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC MON NOV 18... SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W. MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N79W TO 09N89W TO 08N100W TO 07N112W THEN ITCZ TO 06N122W TO 10N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. $$ 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.