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FZPN04 KNHC 312215
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 MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR  2.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S87W TO 18.5S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S105W TO 07S92W TO 18.5S87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15S82W TO 18S87W TO 
18.5S120W TO 08S120W TO 04S113W TO 06S93W TO 15S82W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17S76W TO 18.5S120W TO 
06S120W TO 08S87W TO 17S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2200 UTC FRI MAR 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05S94W TO 03.4S98W TO 06S103W TO
03.4S107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 99W AND 104W AND FROM 05S TO 09S BETWEEN 116W 
AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.