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FZPN04 KNHC 241624
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 05S W OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00S95W TO 10S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 05S W OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 85W AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 80W AND 
85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 10S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 05S W OF 90W.

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

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

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.FORECASTER . NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.