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FZPN04 KNHC 210418
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 80W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0215 UTC MON MAR 21...
.TROUGH FROM 09S95W TO LOW PRES 06S103W 1009 MB TO 
05S112W...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 150 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.