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FZPN03 KNHC 221534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N94.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 134W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 119W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PART OF AREA. N OF 
29N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI NOV 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 10N95W. ITCZ FROM 10N95W TO 
10N101W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$ 

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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.