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FZPN04 KNHC 031637
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S BETWEEN 92W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N103W 
TO 06S100W TO 08S92W TO 18.5S83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 87W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
17S75W TO 10S90W TO 06S93W TO 00N101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 92W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
15S76W TO 10S85W TO 00S95W 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 1530 UTC TUE APR 03...
.TROUGH FROM 06S87W TO 05S95W TO 02S99W. SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 45 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 06S89W TO 06S93W
TO 08S98W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM N OF 01S 
BETWEEN 87W AND 89W...AND N OF 02S BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06S110W TO 04S115W BEYOND 05S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 118W AND 129W.

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

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.