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FZPN03 KNHC 250352
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON NOV 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON NOV 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138.5W TO 25.5N140W. N OF 28N 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 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 30N134W TO 
23N138W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM NW OF LINE FROM 12.5N126W TO 
17.5N115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON NOV 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO 10N81W TO 07N99W TO 
12.5N117W...WHERE IT TERMINATES BEHIND A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH 
ALONG 121W. THE ITCZ BEGINS AT 07.5N124W TO 09N134W TO 
08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED N 
OF 06N E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN W OF 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 104W.

$$ 

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.