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FZPN04 KNHC 082216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S85W TO 
04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 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 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S82W 
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 2115 UTC THU MAR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ FROM 01S82W TO 00N95W TO BEYOND 03S120W. NO MONSOON TROUGH 
IS ANALYZED. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM02S TO 05S W 
OF 105W. 

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.