000
FZPN04 KNHC 180415
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE    
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
0515 UTC MON MAR 18 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL. FROM 02S TO 08S BETWEEN 98W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF LINE FROM 05S105W TO 18.5S80W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON MAR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
.ITCZ AXIS FROM 07S92W TO 07S96W TO 05S101W TO 03S120W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.