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FZPN04 KNHC 311015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 31 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 06S92W TO 17S120W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S83W TO 18.5S83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 100W AND FROM 03S TO 15S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00S110W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT MAR 31...

.TROUGH FROM 02S92W TO 07S98W TO 03S100W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 94W AND 97W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM S AND SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W 
AND 100W AND WITHIN 120 NM NW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 98W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.