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FZPN04 KNHC 211711
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00N93W TO 09S78W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 91W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00N93W
TO 07S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 89W AND 113W AND ALSO S OF 
12S BETWEEN 78W AND 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
S TO SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR S PART. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
00N90W TO 07S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 IN SW SWELL 
EXCEPT IN NW SWELL FAR NW PART.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1615 UTC MON MAR 21...
.TROUGH FROM 07S88W TO 08S99W TO LOW NEAR 06S105W 1011 MB...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 94W AND 98W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.