000
FZPN04 KNHC 170416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
FROM 00N115W TO 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL EXCEPT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL N OF 10S.

.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.