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FZPN04 KNHC 061638
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 100W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 82W AND 100W E TO SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 00N102W TO 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 11S BETWEEN 82W AND 
97W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00N92W TO 02S107W TO BEYOND 
04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN
99W AND 101W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 107W AND 109W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.