000
FZPN04 KNHC 201615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 110W AND S OF 15S W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC TUE MAR 20...

TROUGH FROM 04S84W TO 03S112W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 03S
BETWEEN 82W AND 86W AND FROM 08S TO 09S BETWEEN 100W AND 103W.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.