000
FZPN04 KNHC 151623
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF A LINE FROM 03S120W TO 05S110W TO 18.5S94W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S107W TO 18.5S80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S95W TO 13S77W 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 15...
.TROUGH FROM 02S88W TO 06S87W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 
08S BETWEEN 85W AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S103W TO 
05S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 116W...AND FROM 03S TO 09S BETWEEN 116W AND 
120W.

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

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.