000
FZPN04 KNHC 211046
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SOUTHERLY SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. S OF 08S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16S BETWEEN 86W 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 0930 UTC WED MAR 21...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF 10S102.5W.

TROUGH FROM 04S84W TO 01.5S92W TO 01S106W TO 06S110W TO 02S117W 
THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING ON BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH 
FROM 106W TO 112W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH E OF 90W.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.