000
FZPN04 KNHC 171016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. FROM 08S TO 16S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W 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. N OF 02S W OF 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW 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.