000
FZPN04 KNHC 051616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. S OF 13S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S114W TO 18.5S 
80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 
14S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S92W TO 
10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS FROM 00N100W TO 03S110W TO BEYOND 02N120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04S TO 07S BETWEEN 103W AND 
107W.

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.