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FZPN04 KNHC 272215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 88W AND 100W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 01S120W TO 18.5S83W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S104W TO 18.5S74W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00N93W TO 09S79W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE MAR 27...
.TROUGH FROM 08S87W TO 03S105W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 06S TO 
10S BETWEEN 85W AND 95W...AND FROM 02S TO 06S BETWEEN 91W AND 
98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S109W TO 
03S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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

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

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.