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FZPN04 KNHC 212257
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CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON MAR 21 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 14S BETWEEN 88W AND 100W AND FROM 06S TO 08S W OF
109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW...W AND NW
SWELL. S OF 17S BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 100W AND S OF
04S W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW...W AND
NW SWELL. S OF 15S BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 03.4S109W TO 0S100W TO
12S106W TO 18.5S111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 12S BETWEEN 91W AND 99W 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 2230 UTC MON MAR 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03.4S100W TO 03.4S112W TO 04S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 105W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS
BETWEEN 108W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.