000
FZPN04 KNHC 241617
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N98W TO 11S103W TO 18.5S110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S109W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC SAT MAR 24...
.TROUGH FROM 03S113W TO 04S99W TO 06S92W TO STATIONARY LOW PRES
NEAR 08S85W 1011 MB AND TO 07S81W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 98W AND BETWEEN 
104W AND 107W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALSO WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 11S111W TO 11S118W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.