000
FZPN04 KNHC 200416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 09S BETWEEN 102W AND 109W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF LINE 18.5S76W TO 12S88W TO 12S97W TO 18.5S108W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S E OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 14S E OF 96W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S E OF 110W AND S OF 10S W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW TO SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC TUE MAR 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02.5S TO 08S BETWEEN 
98W AND 110W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S84W TO 05S101W TO BEYOND 01S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 84W 
AND 90W. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.