000
FZPN04 KNHC 202216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN MAR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00S94W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 17S BETWEEN 92W AND 98W SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00S92W TO 13S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND SW PARTS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 86W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC SUN MAR 20...
.TROUGH FROM 08S91W TO LOW PRES 06S103W 1011 MB TO 
04S112W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 104W AND 112W.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.