000
FZPN04 KNHC 280424
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 07S TO 13S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 07S TO 11S W OF 95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0400 UTC TUE FEB 28...
.TROUGH FROM 07S87W TO 06S93W TO 04S96W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER