000 FZPN04 KNHC 272215 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED NOV 27 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED NOV 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF A LINE FROM 12S120W TO 12S100W TO 18.5S85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 12S120W TO 12S110W TO 18.5S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 14S120W TO 18.5S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW 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.