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FZPN04 KNHC 091035
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N85W TO 06S81W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N100W TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1015 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02S91W TO 01S102W TO 02S111W TO BEYOND 
03S120W. MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 02S91W TO 00N80W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03S TO 06S W OF 111W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 02S92W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.