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FZPN04 KNHC 262215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 90W...AND S OF 16S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE WIND WAVES AND SW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA EXCEPT N OF 04S E OF 91W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 90W...AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 80W 
AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE WIND WAVES 
AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S92W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 95W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00S93W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC SAT MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05S91W TO 06S97W TO 
02S109W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 90W AND 102W.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.