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FZPN03 KNHC 290305
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC FRI NOV 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI NOV 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W AND WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO
09N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N96W TO 10N91W TO 04N95W TO 
12N97W TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N101.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 16N96W TO 10N91W TO 06N92W TO 02N104W TO 13N113W TO 13N101W
TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 16N96W TO 10N91W TO 07N92W TO 04N110W TO 14N110W TO 12N103W
TO 16N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S 
SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 26N120W TO 20N140W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 30N121W TO 23N128W TO 30N137W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N118W
TO 08N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED...LOW PRES 29N127W 1010 MB.
N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO
30N116W TO 25N114W TO 15N118W TO 09N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 15N126W TO 22N121W. N OF 27N W OF 130W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N128W TO 24N114W TO 14N110W
TO 04N110W TO 20N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 16N124W TO 24N123W. N OF 25N W 
OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N129W TO 13N110W TO
04N110W TO 12N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
W OF 89W SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI NOV 29...

.TROUGH FROM ITCZ AT 08N123W TO 16N121W...SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 14N115W TO 17N117W 
TO 13N123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 07N91W. ITCZ AXIS FROM
07N91W TO 10N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 09N85W...WITHIN 
60 NM OF LINES FROM 07N88W TO 07N92W TO 08N96W TO 07N105W...
FROM 10N112W TO 07N119W...AND FROM 11N125W TO 08N134W 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.