000
FZPN04 KNHC 161618
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15S103W TO 18.5S104W TO 18.5S120W TO
08S120W TO 11S116W TO 12S106W TO 15S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S101W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 10S120W TO 11S106W TO 18.5S101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S88W TO 18.5S120W 
TO 09S120W TO 08S110W TO 10S97W TO 18.5S88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC THU MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03.4S98W TO 06S103W TO 03.4S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS E OF 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.