000 FZPN04 KNHC 151015 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC FRI NOV 15 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 80W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 11S97W TO 12S85W TO 17S73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.