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FZPN04 KNHC 081629
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S85W TO 
04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S82W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1550 UTC THU MAR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 01S82W TO 00N90W TO 01N102W TO 00N107W TO 01S110W
BEYOND 02S120W. NO MONSOON TROUGH IS ANALYZED. SCATTERED 
MODERATE N OF 02S E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
N OF 05S W OF 107W.  

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.