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FZPN03 KNHC 182132
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                         
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 01N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON NOV 18...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 17N125W TO 12N139W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 09N84W TO 09N89W TO 
08N100W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
08N100W TO 07N113W TO 06N120W TO 10N131W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W. ISOLATED MODERATE IS FROM 
06N TO 12N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 
113W AND 119W.
      
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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 HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.