000
FZPN04 KNHC 201616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SUN FEB 20 2011
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SE AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N100W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. S OF 08S SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SE AND SW SWELL. N OF 
08S SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SE AND W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00N95W TO 12S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. S OF 08S SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MERGING SE AND SW SWELL. N OF 08S SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1600 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 00N95W TO 04S105W TO 
00N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 
01S92W TO 02S99W.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.