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FZPN04 KNHC 011029
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF LINE FROM 06S90W TO 18.5S77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. N OF 08S W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC THU MAR 01...
.TROUGH FROM 03S103W TO 06S110W TO 02S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 103W TO 109W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S82W TO 
04S92W TO 00N100W TO 00N106W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 103W.

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER