000
FZPN04 KNHC 191016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU MAR 19 2009

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S BETWEEN 88W AND 105W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 90W E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0715 UTC THU MAR 19...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08S85W TO 07S97W TO 07S109W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.