000
FZPN04 KNHC 142215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC WED MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 12S120W TO 18.5S110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S108W TO 18.5S80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED MAR 14...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 05S BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00S111W TO 
02S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.