000
FZPN04 KNHC 121615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES 07S90W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT FROM 11S TO 05S BETWEEN 83W AND 93S. S OF 12S W 
OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL. NW OF LINE 00S96W TO 12S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 06S90W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH SE TO LOW 
PRES 17S76W 1011 MB. W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. N OF 05S W 
OF 90W SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 05S W OF 90W SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 07S89W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH SE TO LOW 
PRES 17S76W 1011 MB. W OF 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. N OF 08S W 
OF 89W SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 08S W OF 89W 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC SUN FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 07S90W 1010 MB TO 02S106W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM LINE 07.5S86W TO 06S91.5W.

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FORECASTER NELSON