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FZPN03 KNHC 200345
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED NOV 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED NOV 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 08N75W TO 10N88W TO 
LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 07.5N95.5W TO 07N112W...WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 07N117W TO 05.5N128W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 80W AND 86W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 
NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION ALSO NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W 
AND 127W.
     
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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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.