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FZPN04 KNHC 020416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON APR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF LINE FROM 
03S105W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF LINE 
FROM 03S105W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF LINE 
FROM 05S95W TO 18.5S80W 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 MON APR 02...
.TROUGH FROM 00S94W TO 02S97W TO 06S107W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 97W AND 104W AS WELL AS WITHIN 
240 NM NW OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S107W TO 07S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 107W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.