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FZPN03 KNHC 011542
HSFEP2

HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC SUN DEC 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N101W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA
BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W TO 05N92W TO 05N104W TO 03N118W TO
16N115W TO 13N105W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 
14N96W TO 07N94W TO 03N92W TO 12N114W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 11N112W TO 11N103W TO 05N107W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 124W/125W FROM 11N TO 27N. N OF 14N W OF 
128W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 
23N. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N128W TO 
16N125W TO 11N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. WITHIN 420 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 12N TO 
23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 20N131W 1010 MB. N OF 20N W OF 131W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 121W 
AND 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 20N131W 1010 MB N OF 20N W OF 131W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 1500 UTC SUN DEC 01...

.SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 124W/125W FROM 11N TO 17N...SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 114W AND 121W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 06N80W TO 07N86W TO 05N92W TO 
06N96W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N96W TO 09N105W TO 13N122W TO 
08N140W. CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 7N TO 
8N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W...FROM 9N TO 11N BETWEEN 120W AND 
125W...AND FROM 8N TO 9N BETWEEN 134W AND 135W. SCATTERED STRONG 
FROM 4N TO 6N BETWEEN 133W AND 135W. 

$$ 

ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 03 2013 AT 1800 UTC THE 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 THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC 
FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
THE 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 MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.