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FZPN04 KNHC 091641
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
18.5S79W 06S92W 00N93W 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 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 1615 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE ITCZ IS IN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR...FROM 02N78W TO 01N80W TO
00N81W TO 01S85W TO 00N98W TO 01S104W TO 03S115W BEYOND 03S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07S W OF 110W. NO MONSOON TROUGH WAS 
ANALYZED.

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.