000
FZPN04 KNHC 181616
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI FEB 18 2011
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03S90W TO 05S95W TO 01S108W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 100 NM OF AXIS FROM 96W TO
98W.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.