000
FZPN04 KNHC 171029
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF A LINE FROM 00S100W TO 15S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W...EXCEPT 
S OF 12S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 88W AND 100W 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 1000 UTC SAT MAR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02S TO 07S BETWEEN 84W AND 88W...AND 
FROM 05S TO 09S BETWEEN 88W AND 94W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06S96W TO 
01S110W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 97W AND 102W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.