000
FZPN04 KNHC 021616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00S110W TO 
17S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00S110W 
TO 10S95W TO 18.5S95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT SE SWELL. N OF 07S W OF 100W 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 1500 UTC FRI MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00S80W TO 
05S96W TO 00S106W TO 00S113W TO 1007 MB LOW NEAR 05S120W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 00S TO 
05W BETWEEN 107W AND 115W...AND FROM 04S TO 08S BETWEEN 115W AND 
120W. 

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

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FORECASTER FORMOSA