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FZPN04 KNHC 140458
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 97W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 96W AND S OF 10S E OF 97W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT
FAR SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 105W AND S OF 10S
BETWEEN 80W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 11S105W TO 18.5S89W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0400 UTC WED MAR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S86W TO
04S98W TO 05S110W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 115W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.