000
FZPN04 KNHC 200416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MERGING SW AND W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N100W 
TO 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW TO W SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.