000
FZPN04 KNHC 122216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 100W AND 104W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. S OF 14S W OF 110W SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON MAR 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 07S BETWEEN 87W AND 96W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07S TO 09S BETWEEN 96W AND 99W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT. THE ITCZ AXIS ENTERS THE AREA 
NEAR 00S110W AND CONTINUES SW TO BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS FROM 02S TO 04S BETWEEN 110W AND 114W.

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.