000
FZPN04 KNHC 182225
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE FROM 12S120W TO 18.5S110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO 18.5S105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 07S120W TO 18.5S95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND E SWELL. N OF 02S W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN W SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18...
.LOW PRES CENTER 08S87W 1009 MB STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S81W TO 00N89W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN