000
FZPN04 KNHC 161041
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM S OF 12S BETWEEN 84W AND 99W  E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 16S W OF 102W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 84W AND 98W  E TO SE WINDS 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 S OF 10N BETWEEN 84W AND 98W  E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC MON MAR 16...
SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS FROM 08S88W TO 04S101W 
TO 07S125W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS LOCATED S OF THE 
AXIS TO 12S BETWEEN 86W AND 94W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.