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FZPN04 KNHC 292226
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S BETWEEN A LINE FROM 06S95W TO 18.5S80W AND 115W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 10S W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF A 
LINE FROM 04S97W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
00N103W TO 18.5S76W 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 2200 UTC WED FEB 29...
.TROUGH FROM 04S104W TO 06S109W TO 03S115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 04S102W TO 08S109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S84W TO 
05S89W TO 04S94W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF THE AXIS.

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

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN