000 FZPN04 KNHC 172231 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN NOV 17 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN NOV 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 12S W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 05S120W TO 18.5S105W 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA 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 WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.