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FZPN04 KNHC 192218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 10S BETWEEN 100W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S E OF 106W AND S OF 11W W OF 106W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON MAR 19...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 83W AND 87W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S91W TO 04S100W TO 02N120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W 
AND 101W AND WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 109W. 

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.