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FZPN04 KNHC 131032
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S E OF 91W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 97W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N88W 
TO 07S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 99W AND 108W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 10S85W
TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.  
.36 HOUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL FAR SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO 12S109W TO 18.5S100W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC TUE MAR 13...
.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 07S99W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 05S85W TO 05S88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT. THE ITCZ AXIS ENTERS THE AREA 
NEAR 00N110W AND CONTINUES SW TO BEYOND 04S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.