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FZPN03 KNHC 031453
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE DEC 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING STATIONARY LOW PRES NEAR 21N135W 1011 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N130W TO 
21N135W TO 18N136W. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 07.5N114W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 08.5N120W 1010 MB. 
WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 29N120W TO 30N127W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 29N118W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE DEC 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 10N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR   
07.5N114W TO 07N124W. ITCZ FROM 07N124W TO 10N134W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN  
88W AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 
120 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW.

$$ 

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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.