000
FZPN04 KNHC 201044
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 
15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 88W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N92W TO 09S79W 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.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0630 UTC SUN MAR 20...
.TROUGH FROM 07S92W TO 08S97W TO 04S11W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 75 NM N AND 150 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 98W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.