000
FZPN04 KNHC 010435
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 93W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 110W AND S OF 11S BETWEEN 90W 
AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL W OF 110W. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
00N117W TO 11S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL 
EXCEPT MIXED SE AND SW SWELL S OF 08S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT SE SWELL. FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 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 02S101W TO 06S110W TO 03S118W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS E OF 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S84W TO 
05S95W TO 00S104W TO 00S116W TO 01S120W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 92W.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER