NWS Forecast

FZPN04 KNHC 151019
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED FEB 15 2012
CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13S TO 17S BETWEEN 112W AND 117W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 08SN94W TO
18.5S91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC WED FEB 15...

.TROUGH FROM 08S85W TO LOW PRES CENTER AT 08.5S87W 1011 MB TO
LOW PRES NEAR 03S95W 1011 MB TO 04S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 96W.

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