000
FZPN04 KNHC 160433
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN BROAD MIX 
OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU FEB 16...

.LOW PRES CENTER AT 09.5S86.5W 1010 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM E QUADRANT OF CENTER. 

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING