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FZPN04 KNHC 181622
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE    
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI    
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 05S120W TO 10S95W TO 18.5S85W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 05S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S87W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC MON MAR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
ITCZ AXIS FROM 06S95W TO 04S105W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
98W AND 101W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.