000
FZPN04 KNHC 231619
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 11S99W TO 18.5S104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC FRI MAR 23...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 05S85W.

.LOW PRES NEAR 07S89W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH TO 05S93W TO 03S104W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM E QUADRANT AND
60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N 
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 103W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.