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FZPN04 KNHC 032237
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 16S BETWEEN 97W AND 107W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 12S W OF 113W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W SE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND SE SWELL. S OF 10S W 
OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND S 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED S AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
04S120W TO 04S110W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN SOUTHERLY SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC SAT MAR 03...

.LOW PRES NEAR 06S105W 1009 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
NOTED WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02.5S80W TO 01S101W TO 01N115W TO BEYOND 
01S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
150 NM S OF AXIS W OF 108W. 

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

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FORECASTER STRIPLING