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FZPN03 KNHC 230914
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT NOV 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W TO 
10.5N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N138W TO 
23N130W TO 24N120W TO 28N117W TO 30N130W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 114W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 0900 UTC SAT NOV 23...

.TROUGH FROM 22N107W TO 17N111W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 
18N WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 10N86W TO 06N97W TO 11N117W      
TO 08N120W. ITCZ FROM 08N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 104W 
AND 108W...AND WITHIN 120-150 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH 
BETWEEN 109W AND 112W.

$$ 

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.