000
FZPN04 KNHC 130442
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 17.5S W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12S W OF 104W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08S88.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM 
NE QUADRANT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W 
OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08.5S88W 1009 MB. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 08S98W TO 
18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09S86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06.5S89W 1012 MB TO 
02S100W TO 04S106W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
W OF 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING