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FZPN04 KNHC 301615
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE       
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                       
1715 UTC SAT MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 SAT MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 05S96W TO 18.5S76W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08S105W 
TO 18.5S93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 04S98W TO 18.5S77W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W 
OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL... 
HIGHEST SW PART. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF LINE FROM 06S110W TO 
16S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC SAT MAR 30... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...                            
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03S107W TO BEYOND 04S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS 
W OF 115W. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.