000
FZPN04 KNHC 191616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S W OF 115W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC THU MAR 19...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08S88W TO 06S109W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 95W TO 98W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.