000
FZPN04 KNHC 182245
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W 
SWELL. S OF 12S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST S PART. BETWEEN 102W AND 110W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 110W.

.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 CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.