000
FZPN04 KNHC 230420
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU MAR 23 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S90W TO 18.5S120W TO 06S120W TO 
06S112W TO 14S94W TO 18.5S90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S102W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 06S120W TO 09S100W TO 18.5S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S108W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 08S120W TO 08S108W TO 18.5S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0345 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05S88W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 04S100W TO 06S105W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06S105W TO 
05S114W TO 3.4S119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 08S W OF 107W.

$$
.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.