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FZPN04 KNHC 161615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S BETWEEN 80W AND 106W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N110W TO 10S95W TO 13S80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W AND S OF 10S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 104W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N105W TO 08S90W TO 14S77W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W AND S OF 09S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE S OF 05S E OF 110W AND W OF 110W 
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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.