000
FZPN04 KNHC 261617
HSFEP3

HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE              
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL            
1715 UTC TUE MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S BETWEEN 100W AND 120W AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 80W AND 
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC TUE MAR 26... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM 02S95W TO 04S100W 
TO BEYOND 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 107W AND 117W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.