000
FZPN04 KNHC 121036
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 17S BETWEEN 95W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18S BETWEEN 98W AND 105W SE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11S BETWEEN 105W AND 117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 98W 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 0900 UTC SUN FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 06.5S89W 1011 MB TO 
02S99W TO 02S106W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
120 NM E QUADRANT OF LOW.

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING