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FZPN04 KNHC 261015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S94W TO 10S78W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00S93W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW TO 
W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC SAT MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05S89W TO 03S105W TO 
05S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 
103W.

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

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.