000
FZPN04 KNHC 171615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 15S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W AND FROM 05S TO 
10S BETWEEN 80W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 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 SAT MAR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05S TO 07S BETWEEN 84W 
AND 89W AND FROM 07S TO 09S BETWEEN 96W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 04S100W TO 01S110W TO 
02S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W 
AND 102W. 

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.