000
FZPN04 KNHC 211635
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.BETWEEN LINE 10S94W TO 18.5S88W AND 111W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
05S120W TO 08S94W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 88W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
06S120W 07S97W TO 12S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC SAT MAR 21...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08S90W TO 07S110W TO 07S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS W OF 
118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND
108W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.