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FZPN04 KNHC 291044
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S BETWEEN 104W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 95W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT 
N OF 02S E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S W OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S W OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 06S E OF 
92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC TUE MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...FROM 04S88W TO 03S95W TO 
05S106W TO 02S115W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 94W AS WELL AS WITHIN 45 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.