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FZPN04 KNHC 031036
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE APR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 17S BETWEEN 98W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF LINE FROM 
04S110W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W 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 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 95W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 00S100W 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 0730 UTC TUE APR 03...
.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06S86W TO 04S95W TO 02S99W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM SW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W 
AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM NE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
94W AND 97W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S107W TO 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W. 

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.