000
FZPN04 KNHC 120439
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 95W AND 109W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S E OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 10S112W TO 18.5S96W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06.5S87W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06S90W 1009 
MB TO 02S97W TO 03S110W. NO SIGNIFICANT SUSTAINED CONVECTION 
NOTED.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING