000
FZPN04 KNHC 180415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N110W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 88W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N105W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.