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FZPN04 KNHC 021615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF LINE FROM 
04S100W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
03S120W 06N110W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIXED OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00S110W TO 18.5N78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON APR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05S92W TO 03S105W TO 06S115W TO 06S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM SE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 118W.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.