000
FZPN04 KNHC 170415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 19.

.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 SW OF A LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W...EXCEPT 
S OF 15S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 88W 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 0400 UTC SAT MAR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 09S BETWEEN 86W AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S90W TO 
03S105W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 100W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.