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FZPN04 KNHC 161015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF A LINE FROM 00N120W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03S120W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 12S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A 
LINE FROM 00N110W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL NW HALF.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC MON APR 16...
.TROUGH FROM 05S92W TO 02S98W TO 00N103W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 00N84W 
TO 02S93W...AND FROM 06S TO 08S BETWEEN 92W AND 95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01S115W TO 
BEYOND 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.