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FZPN04 KNHC 182231
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S107W TO 03S90W TO 
14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 954W AND 101W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N100W TO 18.5S74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW AND W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SW.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC FRI MAR 18...

.TROUGH FROM 05S90W TO NEARLY STATIONARY LOW NEAR 06S95W 1010 MB 
TO 05S100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S 
OF TROUGH AXIS. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.