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FZPN04 KNHC 101016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE APR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S115W TO 18.5S80W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 00S110W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0952 UTC TUE APR 10...

TROUGH 06S86W TO 04N100W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS FROM 97W TO 105W.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.