000
FZPN04 KNHC 282215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 82W AND 94W AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 94W AND 116W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN A LINE FROM 08S94W TO 
18.5S82W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S WEST OF A 
LINE FROM 05S95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE FEB 28...
.TROUGH FROM 07S101W TO 05S115W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 103W AND 114W.

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

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN