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FZPN03 KNHC 270918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED NOV 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 29.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N101W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W TO 11N104W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 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 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W TO 10N108W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 16N121W TO 08N132W. N OF 09N WITHIN 150 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N121W TO 15N140W TO 06N140W TO 
08N132W TO 16N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N128W TO 07N136W. FROM 09N TO 
13N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 15N128W TO 17N140W TO 
07N140W TO 07N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N131W TO 08N140W. CONDITIONS 
MERGE WITH NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 28N134W TO 26N140W. 
W OF FRONT TO 136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N130W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 28N126W TO 23N140W. 
W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 26N130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N125W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25N134W 
TO 20N132W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 
24N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N125W TO 08N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED NOV 27...

.TROUGH FROM 16N121W TO 08N132W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N  
TO 14N BETWEEN 124W AND 127W...AND FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 129W 
AND 131W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
15N111W TO 17N117W TO 14N119W TO 15N111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N100W TO 09N126W. ITCZ FROM 
07N134W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$ 

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.