000
FZPN04 KNHC 311016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S AND W OF 
LINE FROM 05N100W TO 14S83W TO 18.5S83W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 10S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S83W SE TO 
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 01S W OF 90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 06S120W TO 06S93W TO 18.5S80W SE TO 
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N94W TO 18.5S80W WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.