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CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE                              
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                       
2315 UTC TUE NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
WITH MIXED E AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO
18.5S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 11S120W TO 15S102W TO 18.5S85W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 12S120W TO 12S109W TO 18.5S95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E AND S SWELL.

.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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.