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FZPN04 KNHC 271623
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SUN MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF LINE FROM 05S90W TO 18.5S78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA EXCEPT N OF 04S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 04S E OF 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT 
N OF 03S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1530 UTC SUN MAR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04S90W TO 07S98W TO 
02S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS.

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HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.