000
FZPN04 KNHC 181015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 13S120W TO 18.5S115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 11S120W TO 18.5S110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.LOW PRES CENTER 09S86W 1009 MB STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 00S TO 02S BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS NEAR 11S88W.

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

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FORECASTER GR