000
FZPN04 KNHC 270416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 10S TO 16S WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SW AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S E OF 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 05S TO 15S BETWEEN 
94W AND 110W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 02S W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S BETWEEN 95W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 05S W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00N120W TO 18.5S80W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW TO 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.