000
FZPN04 KNHC 051034
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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. S OF 13S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 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 06S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W 
AND 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S100W TO 14S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 95W AND S OF 14S BETWEEN 80W AND 
95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT 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... 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS FROM 00N100W TO 01S105W TO 01N115W TO BEYOND 
00S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 100W AND 105W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.