000
FZPN04 KNHC 230415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN SW SWELL. S OF 11S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S87W 
TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 13S E OF 90W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 
00N100W TO 07S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S E OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0345 UTC FRI APR 22...

.TROUGH FROM 03S99W TO 07S90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S 
OF TROUGH.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.