000
FZPN04 KNHC 172218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 390 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 00S112W AND 18.5S75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 88W AND 97W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18.5S75W TO 10N90W TO 18.5S107W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2015 UTC SAT MAR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 03S83W TO 06S91W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N AND 270 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 89W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AXIS LIES FROM 04S100W TO 01S116W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 270 NM SW OF AXIS BETWEEN 
100W AND 103W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.