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FZPN04 KNHC 162215
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF A LINE FROM 10S106W TO 18.5S102W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF A LINE FROM 10S107W TO 18.5S97W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF A LINE FROM 10S100W TO 18.5S90W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF A LINE FROM 10S97W TO 18.5S85W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11S80W TO 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 09S94W. 
SECOND TROUGH STRETCHES FROM 04S92W TO A 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
05S105W TO 04S110W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04S110W TO BEYOND 
03.4S120W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
FROM 09S TO 11S BETWEEN 93W AND 96W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.