000
FZPN04 KNHC 020442
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 08S90W TO 
16S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
04S120W TO 03S100W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0400 UTC FRI MAR 02...
.TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 01S100W TO 03S110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH AND 60 NM S OF 
TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 08S 
TO 06S BETWEEN 96W AND 99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S85W TO 
04S90W TO LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 01S100W. SCATTERED CONVECTION 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. ANOTHER ITCZ 
SEGMENTS EXTENDS FROM 04S110W TO BEYOND 05S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS W OF 115W. 

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN