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FZPN04 KNHC 221633
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE MAR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07S120W TO 07S100W TO 18.5S85W TO 
18.5S120W TO 07S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 05S120W TO 18.5S90W TO 
18.5S120W TO 05S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08S120W TO 08S105W TO 
18.5S105W TO 18.5S120W TO 08S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC TUE MAR 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
TROUGH FROM 06S81W TO 03.4S95W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06S109W THEN 
ITCZ TO 03.4S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH 
E OF 90W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.