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FZPN03 KNHC 222137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W TO 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI NOV 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 09N90W. ITCZ FROM 09N90W TO 
08N110W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM BETWEEN 130W 
AND 135W.

$$ 

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 LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.