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FZPN04 KNHC 021043
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON APR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF LINE FROM 
03S100W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 95W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S 
W OF LINE FROM 03S100W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N110W TO 08N90W TO 18.5N78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON APR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S92W TO 03S104W TO 07S116W TO 06S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE OF AXIS BETWEEN 
107W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 100W AS WELL AS WITHIN 150 NM N 
AND 180 NM S OF AXIS W OF 100W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.