000
FZPN04 KNHC 151035
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 11S BETWEEN 106W AND 118W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF 100W AND S 
OF 13S BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 10S94W TO 18.5S85W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00N102W TO 10S89W TO 18.5S74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC THU MAR 15...
.TROUGH FROM 01S92W TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 06S89W 1010 MB
AND TO 06S86W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 
86W TO 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 00N112W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 02S TO 08S W OF 114W AND ALSO FROM 02S TO 05S BETWEEN 106W 
AND 114W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.