000
FZPN04 KNHC 231021
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 FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 13S TO 16S BETWEEN 84W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 88W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18.5S77W TO 11S88W TO 11S96W TO 
16S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC THU FEB 23...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06S83W TO 04S96W TO 05S112W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 100W 
AND 110W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... 

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05S115W TO BEYOND 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS. 

$$

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.