000
FZPN04 KNHC 230415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0330 UTC FRI MAR 23...

.TROUGH 07S85W TO 03S98W. SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM S OF TROUGH.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.