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FZPN03 KNHC 220408
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06.5N TO 09N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 27N120W TO 25N126W 
TO 26N133W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL E OF 128W AND N TO NE SWELL W OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 134W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 138.5W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI NOV 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 08N74.5W TO 10N86W TO 
08N95W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING ON TO 09N101W 
TO 06N117W TO 6N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 124W.

$$ 

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.