000
FZPN04 KNHC 190420
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16.5S BETWEEN 86W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18.5S76W TO 14S83W TO 11.5S93W 
TO 18.5S108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S E OF 110W 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 0330 UTC MON MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S108W TO BEYOND 01S120W. A TROUGH 
WITH VERY WEAK MONSOONAL TYPE FLOW EXISTS E OF THE ITCZ...FROM 
05S83W TO 04S93W TO 00N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 270 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 105W. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.