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FZPN04 KNHC 221619
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13S TO 16S E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 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 W OF LINE FROM 00N90W TO 10S93W TO 18.5S100W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL
...HIGHEST S OF 06S W OF 104W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S109W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC THU MAR 22...

.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04S82W TO 05S90W TO 03S96W 06S105W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 120 TO 180 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 89W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TROUGH 
BETWEEN 95W AND 100W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.