000
FZPN04 KNHC 111616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES 06S90W 1012 MB. S OF 05S E OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 06S90W 1011 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 05S90W 1010 MB. W OF 90W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC SAT FEB 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S85W TO LOW PRES 06S90W TO 04S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM LINE 07S87W TO 
04S93W.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON