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FZPN04 KNHC 030418
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE APR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 92W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF LINE FROM 04S105W 
TO 18.5S87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S 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 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 90W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 00S102W TO 
18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE APR 03...
.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 03S88W TO 04S100W TO 01S107W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 270 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 
98W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S113W TO 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF AXIS W OF 113W. 

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.