000
FZPN04 KNHC 290426
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED FEB 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 80W AND 95W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 83W AND FROM 07S TO 10W BETWEEN 
105W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 95W AND S OF 16S BETWEEN 78W 
AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W AND FROM 07S TO 10S W OF 
115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 110W 
AND MIXED SE AND SW SWELL W OF 110W. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 
100W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL W OF 100W AND SE SWELL E OF 100W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 040 UTC WED FEB 29...
.TROUGH FROM 04S82W TO 04S91W. SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 90 NM 
AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 91W.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER