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FZPN04 KNHC 012215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF A LINE FROM 07S90W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S 
W OF 80W AND S OF 04S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
00S103W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09S TO 15S BETWEEN 98W AND 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 00S105W TO 07W95W TO 18.5S95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC THU MAR 01...
.TROUGH FROM 03S104W TO 1008 MB LOW NEAR 06S117W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE N OF 04S BETWEEN 101W AND 108W...AND WITHIN 180 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF LOW. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S81W TO 
05S95W TO THE EQUATOR NEAR 103W THEN ALONG THE EQUATOR TO 109W 
TO 02S113W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 85W AND 
96W. 

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

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN