000
FZPN04 KNHC 230417
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN MAR 23 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN MAR 23
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 24
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 25

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 8S TO 15S BETWEEN 92W AND 108W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 2S120W 18S72W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6S TO 15S BETWEEN 102W AND 116W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
FROM EQUATOR AT 100W TO 13S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5S TO 15S W OF 106W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
EQUATOR AT 96W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SUN MAR 23...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 7S85W 5S105W 5S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 100W.

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH