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FZPN03 KNHC 220925
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N94.5W TO 13N96W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 28N126W TO 30N133W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N135W 
TO 27N136W TO 23N129W TO 24N120W TO 28N118W TO 30N122W TO 
30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF A LINE FROM 16N140W TO 10N136W TO 06N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA APPROACHING. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI NOV 22...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N E OF 79W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 09N94W. ITCZ FROM 09N94W TO 
08N115W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ  
W OF 137W.

$$ 

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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.