000
FZPN04 KNHC 061027
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 14S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00S105W TO 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL 
ENTIRE AREA.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS FROM 00S92W TO BEYOND 04S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.