000
FZPN04 KNHC 041015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL. N OF 09S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 105W IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S100W TO 
16S74W 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 0900 UTC SUN MAR 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03S TO 05S 
BETWEEN 85W AND 87W.

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 00S80W TO 01S87W. ITCZ FROM 01S87W TO 
00S95W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 84W...AND N OF 02S BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. 

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN