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FZPN03 KNHC 260939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 
09.5N101.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS   
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 107W...INCLUDING CABO 
CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 150 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 17N115W TO 12N126W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 137W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 03N W OF 130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 15N123W TO 
09N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 
07N TO 13N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 15N140W TO 11N132W TO 08N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PART. N OF 29N W OF 
139W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 28N133W TO 24N140W. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 137W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N HALF.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 28N127W 
TO 23N140W. REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO 27N136W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 18N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 137W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE NOV 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 07N96W TO 09N108W TO 08N117W.   
ITCZ FROM 08N117W TO 09N124W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N129W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 
10N126W TO 06N138W.

$$ 

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.