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FZPN04 KNHC 121015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13S TO 17S W OF 116W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 13S 
TO 16S BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S E OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 96W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. FROM 
10S TO 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S E OF 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE FROM 06S100W TO 18.5S114W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. FROM 08S TO 12S 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE 
WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S E OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 
A LINE FROM 03S100W TO 15S110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.