000
FZPN04 KNHC 241018
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 03.4S97W TO 18.5S85W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 03.4S98W TO 11S90W TO 18.5S96W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL S OF 10S E OF 105W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 03.4S99W TO 08S92W TO 18.5S87W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1000 UTC WED MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01S96W TO 01S110W TO BEYOND 01S120W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS W OF 114W.

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.