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FZPN04 KNHC 121631
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 92W AND 102W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 15S BETWEEN 84W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N101W 
TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 81W AND 92W SE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N94W TO 06S82W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 85W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 14S120W TO 18.5S113W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC MON MAR 12...

.SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS STRONG NOTED FROM 03S TO 07S 
BETWEEN 86W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07S 
TO 09S BETWEEN 94W AND 102W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE 
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE W-SW ACROSS THE EQUATOR NEAR 113W...AND 
CONTINUES TO BEYOND 03S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED 
ALONG OR NEAR THE AXIS.   

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.