000
FZPN04 KNHC 112215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S BETWEEN 94W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SW 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 LOW PRES NEAR 06S90W 1012 MB TO 
03S96W TO 02S109W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY