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FZPN04 KNHC 232246
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN MAR 23 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 23
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 24
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 25

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 6S TO 13S W OF 100W  SE WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 96W TO 12S77W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 5S TO 14S W OF 106W  SE WIND 20 KT  SEAS 
12 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 93W TO 
10S78W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 6S W OF 105W  E TO SE WIND TO 20 KT  
SEAS 11 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SDW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 
97W TO 6S81W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL... 
HIGHEST W PART.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2125 UTC SUN MAR 23...
WEAK TROUGH 1S85W TO EQUATOR AT 98W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH