000
FZPN04 KNHC 031616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL. SW OF LINE FROM 00S108W TO 07S95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 12S BETWEEN 105W AND 110W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SW OF LINE FROM 00S109W TO 
07S100W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. S OF 14S BETWEEN 
85W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 00S83W TO 00S90W TO 06S100W TO 02S110W TO 05S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05S TO 09S 
BETWEEN 10OW AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 00S TO 
06S W OF 108W. 

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

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FORECASTER FORMOSA