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FZPN04 KNHC 232231
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF A LINE FROM 13S120W TO 07S114W TO 07S90W TO 13S77W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT N OF 02S E OF 
90W 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 2100 UTC WED MAR 23...
.TROUGH FROM 04S93W TO 07S104W TO 05S112W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 107W.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.