000
FZPN04 KNHC 172216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 03S TO 09S W OF 108W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND N OF 14S W OF 
LINE FROM 14S90W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 09S W OF 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12S W OF LINE FROM 
12S90W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.