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FZPN04 KNHC 212236
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE FEB 21 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 08.5S TO 12S BETWEEN 91W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 09S BETWEEN 93W AND 106W...AND 
FROM 13.5S TO 16S BETWEEN 81W AND 86W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13.5S BETWEEN 90W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 06.5S TO 12S BETWEEN 98W 
AND 109W...AND FROM 12.5S TO 15S BETWEEN 85W AND 89W...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC TUE FEB 21...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 03.4S83W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 07S91W TO 
05S103W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 08.5S BETWEEN 85W AND 
95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... 

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05S107W TO 04S112W TO BEYOND 05.5S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTINO WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS. 

$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.