000
FZPN04 KNHC 310415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 92W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 12S TO 15S BETWEEN 104W AND 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 00S94W TO 10S82W TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 100W N OF 03S AND W OF 90W S 
OF 03S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 13S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00S110W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT MAR 31...

.TROUGH FROM 05S91W TO 07S99W TO 01S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W 
AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM SW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
107W AND 109W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.