000
FZPN04 KNHC 212231
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2315 UTC THU FEB 21 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF A LINE FROM 05S90W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 14S W OF 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2215 UTC THU FEB 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N90W TO 
05N104W TO 02N114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 94W AND 98W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.