000
FZPN04 KNHC 231016
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S91W TO 18.5S120W TO 05S120W TO 
05S112W TO 13S95W TO 18.5S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S98W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 06S120W TO 06S114W TO 11S99W TO 18.5S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S107W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 08S120W TO 08S108W TO 18.5S107W 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 0900 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S82W TO 3.4S91W TO 05S110W. A SECOND 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08S110W TO 05S113W TO 04S118W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 04S118W TO 05S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGHS.

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.