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FZPN04 KNHC 101108
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 100W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N93W TO 09S88W TO 18.5S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 11S BETWEEN 92W AND 100W
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N98W TO 09S92W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09S TO 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00NS101W
TO 08S86W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1045 UTC SAT MAR 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 01S85W NE TO ECUADOR. AN ITCZ
SEGMENT EXTENDS FROM 01S85W AND ENDS AT 01S90W. IT RESUMES AT 
00N107W AND TO BEYOND 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 115W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH WITHIN 30 NM OF 03S86W AND
S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 45 NM OF 04S90W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.