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FZPN04 KNHC 232230
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 10S91W TO 18.5S104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 10S97W TO 18.5S108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.S SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI MAR 23...
.LOW PRES NEAR 07S86W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH TO 05S93W TO 03S99W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN FROM 02S TO 10S 
BETWEEN 84W AND 89W.

.TROUGH FROM 09S112W TO 08S116W TO 04S122W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 06S TO 11S BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. 

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

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.