000
FZPN04 KNHC 081020
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S85W TO 
04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S81W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 02S88W TO 00S105W TO 03N117W TO BEYOND 03S120W. NO 
MONSOON TROUGH IS ANALYZED. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. 

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.