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FZPN03 KNHC 271530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED NOV 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 29.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.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 18 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.
.12 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 WITHIN 60 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 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N103W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.
.30 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 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 12N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 14N126W TO 07N132W. N OF 10N WITHIN 150 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 17N140W TO 14N126W TO 07N132W TO 
06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N130W TO 08N137W. W OF TROUGH 
FROM 08N TO 13N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N134W TO 08N139W. CONDITIONS 
MERGE WITH NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
TO 136W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 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 SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 25N130W TO 21N140W. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 28N124W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 
22N126W. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 17N120W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF 
FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...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 1345 UTC WED NOV 27...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 108W AND 119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 07N100W TO 09N115W TO 
08N122W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N122W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 
117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS W OF 132W.

$$ 

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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.