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FZPN03 KNHC 202149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 08N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 03N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED NOV 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N95W TO 07N95W TO 
06110W...WHERE IT BEGINS AND CONTINUES ALONG 05N115W TO 06N119W 
TO 05N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 91W AND 104W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 96W AND 100W.  
     
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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.