000
FZPN04 KNHC 202221
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 12S120W TO 02S100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL ENTIRE AREA.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC TUE MAR 20...

TROUGH FROM 05S82W THROUGH A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 04S85W ALONG 
03S90W TO 04S97W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 05S BETWEEN 82W 
AND 86W AND FROM 03S TO 09S BETWEEN 100W AND 120W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.