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FZPN04 KNHC 231616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S BETWEEN 88W AND 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. S OF 16S BETWEEN 80W AND 
88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND 
S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM OF COASTLINE FROM 13.5S TO 16S SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 04S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW 
TO S SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 07S120W TO 07S103W TO 00N87W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.

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

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.