000
FZPN04 KNHC 221030
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13S TO 16S E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 00N103W TO 09S120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15S BETWEEN 86W AND 101W 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 PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15S W OF 98W AND S OF 15S W OF 106W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC THU MAR 22...

.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04S84W TO 05S90W TO 02S100W...AND THEN 
TRANSITIONS TO A SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE ITCZ...CONTINUING TO 
08S108W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 100W AND 111W.  

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.