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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 MON DEC 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON DEC 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10S TO 15S W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.12 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.