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FZPN04 KNHC 071656
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 
09S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
00S90W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S BETWEEN 83W AND 124W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1630 UTC WED MAR 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 01S94W TO 01S102W BEYOND 02S120W. NO MONSOON TROUGH 
ANALYZED. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 04S 
BETWEEN 107W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 05S 
BETWEEN 89W AND 91W...FROM 01S TO 02S BETWEEN 94W AND 98W... 
WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS OF 01S101W...AND FROM 03S TO 04S BETWEEN
117W AND 120W.

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.