000
FZPN04 KNHC 201015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 18.5S74W TO 12S84W TO 11S97W TO 18.5S109W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL...HIGHEST 
S. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL...HIGHEST SE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S SWELL. S OF 04S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW...S AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC TUE MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO WELL DEFINED ITCZ AXIS IS IDENTIFIED. A WEAK AND ELONGATED 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 03.5S88W 1010 MB TO 03S90W TO 
03S103W TO BEYOND 01S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 01S TO 08S BETWEEN 82W AND 90W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 360 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 
98W AND 110W. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.