000
FZPN04 KNHC 131615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 07S102W TO 18.5S88W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
07S100W TO 18.5S97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ALSO N OF 06S W OF 115W AND S OF 14S W OF 114W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03S120W TO 06S110W TO 
18.5S94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE MAR 13...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06S TO 10S BETWEEN 98W AND 103W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S83W TO 
03S88W TO 01S104W TO 05S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 85W AND 92W...AND FROM 03S TO 08S 
BETWEEN 108W AND 120W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.