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FZPN04 KNHC 172215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
S OF 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N108W TO 06S90W TO 15S76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N110W 
TO 06S95W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 97W AND 106W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N105W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 110W.

.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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.