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FZPN03 KNHC 261535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W...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 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 135 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 09.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 135 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS   
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 07N130W TO 15N121W. WITHIN 240 NM N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 137W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N135W TO 13N127W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF 
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07N140W TO 12N132W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF 
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 22N132W. W OF 
LINE 30N121W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW OF FRONT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE NOV 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH 10N84W TO 06N97W TO 08N105W TO 08N117W. ITCZ 
08N117W TO 09N125W RESUMES FROM 09N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 15N118W TO 07N136W.

$$ 

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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.