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FZPN03 KNHC 210343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU NOV 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU NOV 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 08N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 02N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU NOV 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 09N74W TO 12N82W TO 
LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 08.5N88W TO LOW PRES 1020 MB NEAR 08N98W 
TO 07.5N110W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...AND CONTINUES TO 
06N125W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 210 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 102W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 123W AND 137W.   
     
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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.