000
FZPN04 KNHC 050426
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S100W TO 
15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 15S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
00S92W TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON MAR 05...

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION N OF 05S BETWEEN 100W AND 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 01N100W TO 01S111W TO BEYOND 03N120W N OF THE 
EQUATOR.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.