000
FZPN04 KNHC 180422
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 08S80W...EXCEPT S OF 15S W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S 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 10S95W TO 18.5S110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0415 UTC SUN MAR 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 04S TO 08S BETWEEN 93W AND 
99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AXIS LIES FROM 03S104W TO 01S115W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. 

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

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.