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FZPN04 KNHC 092223
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S92W TO 
18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00S98W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00S104W TO 18.5S77W 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 2115 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM ECUADOR NEAR 01S80W TO E OF THE 
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NEAR 01S87W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 01S87W TO 
00S100W TO 01S110W TO BEYOND 4S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION 
IS NOTED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.