000
FZPN04 KNHC 221616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 09S W OF 104W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND SE SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 18.5S104W TO 08S104W TO 10S88W TO 
18.5S79W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08.5S BETWEEN 85W TO 111W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.

.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.