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FZPN04 KNHC 022223
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 104 E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S103W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 103W AND 112W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 00S106W TO 07S98W TO 18.5S98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE...SW...AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01S81W TO 
THE EQUATOR NEAR 109W THEN ALONG THE EQUATOR TO 115W TO 05W120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 86W AND N OF 
04S BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 02S114W TO 07S120W. 

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN