000
FZPN04 KNHC 191019
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 05S84.5W TO 03S94W TO 04S104W TO 00N111W. FROM 08S 
TO 12S BETWEEN 89W AND 107W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF LINE 18.5S84W TO 15S92W TO 18.5S96W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18.5S73W TO 12.5S81W TO 10S94W 
TO 18.5S109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN S TO 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 WAS LOCATED JUST N OF THE EQUATOR W OF 128W. A 
TROUGH WITH VERY WEAK MONSOONAL TYPE FLOW CONTINUES FROM 
05S84.5W TO 03S94W TO 04S104W TO 00N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 270 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 91W 
AND 107W. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.