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FZPN04 KNHC 162218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC WED MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S BETWEEN 84W AND 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N103W TO 10S90W TO 10S82W 
TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 81W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N105W 
TO 07S85W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N110W TO 
05S110W TO 06S90W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.