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FZPN04 KNHC 012216
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SAT APR 1 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR  3.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15S82W TO 18.5S87W TO 18.5S120W TO
08S120W TO 04S113W TO 06S94W TO 15S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S76W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 05S120W TO 04S98W TO 09S82W TO 18.5S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18S76W TO 18.5S120W TO 
03S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 07S88W TO 18S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2200 UTC SAT APR 1...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S100W TO 06S106W TO 03.4S114W TO 
03.4S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF 
AXIS E OF 110W AND N OF 04S W OF 114W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.