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FZPN04 KNHC 230418
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 06S109W 1007 MB. WITHIN 510 NM S QUADRANT OF LOW 
PRES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 14S BETWEEN 
75W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. S OF 11S E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL W 
OF 110W. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL W OF 110W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC WED MAR 23...
.TROUGH FROM 05S86W TO 06S100W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06S109W TO 
05S115W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W 
AND 105W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.