000
FZPN04 KNHC 210415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 14S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 82W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 02S W OF 106W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC MON FEB 20...

.LOW PRES CENTER 05S92W 1011 MB DRIFTING W. TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 
TO 07S88W TO 06S85W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF TROUGH.

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

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FORECASTER GR