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FZPN04 KNHC 041659
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL. N OF 09S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 90W...AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 82W 
AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 07S W OF 100W IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 100W AND 120W...S OF 08S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 100W...S OF 16S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W...AND FROM 
12S TO 16S BETWEEN 85W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N100W
TO 06S90W TO 14S76W 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 1700 UTC SUN MAR 04...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01S TO 05S BETWEEN 82W 
AND 92W...AND FROM 06S TO 08S BETWEEN 104W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ THROUGH 00N100W TO 02S102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 03S BETWEEN 96W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
04S TO 05S BETWEEN 119W AND 120W. 

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.