000
FZPN04 KNHC 242217
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 00N100W TO 10S105W TO 18.5S110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 09S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW CORNER.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC SAT MAR 24...
.TROUGH FROM 08.5S80W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08S85W 1011 MB TO 
03S100W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.