000
FZPN04 KNHC 141018
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 97W AND FROM 06S TO 12S BETWEEN 97W AND 105W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF LINE FROM 13S120W TO 18.5S110W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S106W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 07S W OF 97W 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 1000 UTC WED MAR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S86W TO
04S100W TO 04S110W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 116W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.