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FZPN04 KNHC 210415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S E OF 81W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 01S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. S OF 11S W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17S BETWEEN 81W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED MAR 21...

TROUGH FROM 04S80W TO LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 03.5S84W TO 01.5S94W 
TO 07S103W TO 05S112W THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING ON 
BEYOND 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 100W AND 112W.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.