000
FZPN04 KNHC 202230
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 05S101W TO 18.5S90W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE FROM 00N102W TO 18.5S77W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING W AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF LINE 00N96W TO 14S76W  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 2200 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 00N95W TO 04S107W TO 
00N119W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS FROM 95W TO 
99W.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.