000
FZPN04 KNHC 102215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC FRI FEB 10 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 85W AND 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S E OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 98W AND 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S E OF 101W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC FRI FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S87W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 05S91W 1012 MB TO 03S95W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 87W AND 89W.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY