000
FZPN04 KNHC 181020
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 03S120W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N105W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 
18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.