000
FZPN04 KNHC 171622
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED MAR 17 2010

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 02S TO 10.5S W OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S98W TO 18.5S78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 01S TO 10S W OF 111W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S103W TO 09S94W TO 
18.5S107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SW 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.