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FZPN04 KNHC 062223
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 100W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W E TO SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 11S BETWEEN 90W AND 
96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N93W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W 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 2145 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 02S113W TO BEYOND 
04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 00S TO 02S BETWEEN 
87W AND 90W...AND FROM 05S TO 06S BETWEEN 88W AND 90W. 

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.