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FZPN03 KNHC 251526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON NOV 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 
23N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N136W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON NOV 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N95W TO 09N115W. ITCZ 09N115W TO 
11N118W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 114W TO 124W AND 
WITHIN 70 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 137W TO 140W.

$$ 

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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.