000
FZPN04 KNHC 040426
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL. N OF 11S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 05S W OF 105W IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S105W TO 
18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN MAR 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ AXIS FROM 02S80W TO 02S85W TO 01N95W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
05S105W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT 
OF LOW.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN