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FZPN03 KNHC 242221 RRA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN NOV 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO  
13N9.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 10.5N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N99.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 26N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS W 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 27N138W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W AND 
129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SUN NOV 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 08N81W TO 10N85W TO 
07.5N92W TO 10N112W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING 
ON TO 11.5N118W TO 08N124W TO 09N134W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 03N E OF 82W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND  
134W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W 
AND 114W.

$$ 

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.