000
FZPN04 KNHC 201616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT MAR 20 2010

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 15S BETWEEN 86W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 111W TO A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 18.5S77W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 81W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE REMAINDER 
OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.