000
FZPN04 KNHC 201629
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S BETWEEN 104W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5S TO 17S BETWEEN 92W AND 98W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 15S120W TO 18.5S107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC MON FEB 20...

.LOW PRES CENTER 05S90W 1009 MB DRIFTING W WITH TROUGH TO NEAR 
04S84.5W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING