000
FZPN04 KNHC 242230
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC FRI FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 18.5S78W TO 15S85W TO 10S89W TO 13S100W TO 
06S110W TO 10S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 07S120W TO 03.4S110W TO 
16.5S105W TO 10S94W TO 13S81W TO 18.5S74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN FRESH SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06S82W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 
05.5S93W TO 04S103W TO 04S110W TO 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 90W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.