000
FZPN04 KNHC 122215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN FEB 12 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 07S89.5W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S 
QUADRANTS OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 10S W OF 
95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 10S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 06.5S89W 1011 MB. W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 07.5S87W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF A LINE 
FROM 00N100W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC SUN FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09S84W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 07S89.5W 1011 MB TO 04S97W TO 04S106W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 89W.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY