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FZPN04 KNHC 031641
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU APR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 03
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 04
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 05

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.S OF 7S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 9S79W 0N92W 0N101W 7S120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 18.5S83W 
7S95W 3S110W 3S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 85W TO 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 7S BETWEEN 89W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1615 UTC THU APR 03.
TROUGH ALONG 6S84W 8S90W 7S86W 6S92W 3S99W 3S104W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 89W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 5S TO 8S BETWEEN 93W AND 
96W. SCATTERED MODERATE 100 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. 

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FORECASTER ROBERTS
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH