000
FZPN04 KNHC 191622
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 02S TO 09S W OF 112W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW 
PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 14S BETWEEN 88W AND 103W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 00S93W TO 18.5S77W TO 108W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN SW SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND 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.