000
FZPN04 KNHC 031024
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 100W 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 0900 UTC SAT MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05S TO 09S 
BETWEEN 10OW AND 104W. 

ITCZ FROM 02S85W TO 01S95W TO 02S100W...AND FROM 00S110W TO 
02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION N OF 04S BETWEEN 108W AND 
111W.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN