000
FZPN04 KNHC 161041
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10S TO 14S BETWEEN 97W AND 114W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W 
S OF LINE FROM 10S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 80W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 95W AND 
S OF 08S E OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF 110W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 
07S 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.