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FZPN04 KNHC 022243
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 98W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 13S BETWEEN 91W AND 98W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W 
OF LINE FROM 04S100W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 111W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 03S120W TO 06N100W TO 18.5S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 02S120W TO 05S100W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 109W AND IN MERGING SW
AND NW SWELL W OF 109W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2145 UTC MON APR 02...
.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 02S90W TO 03S100W TO 03S108W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 
93W AND 104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06S108W TO 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS W OF 113W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.