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FZPN03 KNHC 022106
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW PRES 22N131W 1012 MB. WITHIN 330 NM NW SEMICIRCLE NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N130W TO 20N125W TO
09N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 21N133W 1012 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NW
QUADRANT OF CENTER NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N134W
23N126W TO 09N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 21N134W 1012 MB. WITHIN 480 NM 
NW QUADRANT OF CENTER NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY A LINE FROM 29N140W TO 26N132W TO 20N140W TO 29N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF 09N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 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 2100 UTC MON DEC 02...

.LOW PRES 22N131W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM N QUADRANT.

.TROUGH FROM 14N122W TO 24N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 18N
WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH THROUGH 06N77W TO 10N84W TO 06N102W TO 12N121W.
ITCZ AXIS FROM 13N127W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 06N79W...WITHIN 30 NM OF 06.5N89W...
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N108W TO 12N121W...AND WITHIN 90
NM OF LINE FROM 10N130W TO 08N140W.

$$ 

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 NELSON.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.