000
FZPN04 KNHC 211628
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S E OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S 
SWELL. S OF 05S W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL E OF 110W AND IN SW SWELL
W OF 110W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED S TO SW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL W 
OF 109W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC WED MAR 21...

.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04S82W TO 02S89W TO 01S96W WHERE IT BECOMES
ILL DEFINED. AN ITCZ BRANCH IS IDENTIFIED TO EXTEND FROM 03S114W 
TO W OF THE AREA AT 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 TO 90 
NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 89W...WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE 
ITCZ AND ALSO WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N105W TO 
03S114W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.