000
FZPN04 KNHC 161022
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S105W TO 18.5S76W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W EXCEPT S OF 
12S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC FRI MAR 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 06S TO 08S BETWEEN 86W AND 
88W AND FROM 03S TO 04.5S BETWEEN 85W AND 88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S91W TO 
02S110W TO 05S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS W 
OF 115W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.