000
FZPN04 KNHC 211016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 95W AND 104W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00N94W TO 15S76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 88W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00N95W 
TO 07S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER 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 0930 UTC MON MAR 21...
.TROUGH FROM 08S93W TO 07S101W TO LOW PRES 05S104W 1011 
MB...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 93W 
AND 105W.

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

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.FORECASTER GARCIA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.