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FZPN04 KNHC 042241
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 18S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 15S W OF 112W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
00N107W TO 13S100W TO 18.5S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 106W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N107W TO 
18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO 
SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 12.5S W OF 102W...AND S OF 14S 
BETWEEN 95W AND 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N100W TO 14S76W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC SUN MAR 04...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01S TO 05S BETWEEN 82W 
AND 92W...AND FROM 06S TO 08S BETWEEN 104W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S80W AND MEANDERS W TO 02S105W THEN 
RESUMES TO THE NW AND N OF THE EQUATOR. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG N OF 03S BETWEEN 96W AND 104W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 04S TO 05S BETWEEN 119W AND 120W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.