000
FZPN04 KNHC 021015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00S110W TO 
16S74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00S110W 
TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT SE SWELL. N OF 07S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC FRI MAR 02...
.TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 01S101W TO 03S110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 105W AND 
110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S85W TO 
04S90W TO 04S90W TO LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 01S101W...AND FROM 
03S110W TO LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 05S118W TO BEYOND 05S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS W OF 115W.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN