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FZPN04 KNHC 182240
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S FROM 96W TO 110W  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF 94W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 5S W OF 96W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  SW OF LINE FROM 00N 112W TO 18.5S90W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC FRI FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02S90W TO 03S95W TO 00N107W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 92W TO 94W.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.