000 FZPN04 KNHC 132215 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FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC TUE MAR 13 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAR 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 15. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 97W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 05S110W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO 07S105W TO 18.5S90W 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 2100 UTC TUE MAR 13... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S86W TO 07S105W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 86W TO 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 104W TO 120W EXCEPT WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS W OF 117W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.