000 FZPN03 KNHC 262109 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE NOV 26 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE NOV 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 28. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF 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 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W AND WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 14N96W TO 10N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH FROM 06N131W TO 14N120W. N OF 10N WITHIN 270 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 15N140W TO 17N120W TO 00N135W TO 00N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N135W TO 15N125W. W OF TROUGH TO 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07N140W TO 15N130W. W OF TROUGH TO 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE AND SE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH. NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 29N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 25N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N1262W TO 23N129W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N120W TO 22N126W TO 22N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SE SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 15N132W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA AND GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE NOV 26... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 08N78W TO 10N87W TO 07N92W TO 08N113W TO 08N116W. ITCZ 08N11612N126W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 15N116W TO 14N124W TO 09N132W TO 08N140W. $$ 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.