000 FZPN04 KNHC 141618 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU NOV 14 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 16. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 77W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 18.5S102W TO 08S93W TO 18.5S73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S TO SW SWELL. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ 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 AREA OF U.S. FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO). THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA IN THE TROPICAL SOUTHEAST PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 140W WILL BE CONTRACTED TO 3.4S AND BE DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM 3.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W. .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.