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FZPN04 KNHC 162216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF A LINE FROM 00S105W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
04S115W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 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 2115 UTC FRI MAR 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 08S BETWEEN 84W AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S90W TO 
06S95W TO 03S105W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 96W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.