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FZPN04 KNHC 160428
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON MAR 16 2009

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 88W AND 93W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 17S W OF 103W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 88W AND 94W AND S OF 13S 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W  E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 118W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 
FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09S TO 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W  E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 14S BETWEEN 96W AND 108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC MON MAR 16...
SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS FROM 08S88W TO 04S012W 
TO 06S116W TO 05S126W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 110W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WAS WITHIN 60 NM OF 10.5S91W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.