000
FZPN04 KNHC 090436
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S85W TO 
04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N96W 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 0315 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01S82W TO 00N96W TO 04S110W TO BEYOND 03S120W. 
NO MONSOON TROUGH IS ANALYZED. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE ITCZ W OF 109W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.