000
FZPN04 KNHC 181715
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N110W TO 08S92W TO 12S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 104W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 09S91W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW AND 
W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11S TO 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 00N99W TO 09S88W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1600 UTC FRI MAR 18...

.TROUGH FROM 05S89W TO NEARLY STATIONARY LOW NEAR 06S94W 1010 MB 
TO 05S99W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NE AND
180 NM SE QUADRANTS OF LOW. SIMILAR CONVECTION ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 94W AND 99W.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.