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FZPN04 KNHC 280417
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S AND FROM 04S TO 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 12S77W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA 
EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 12S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0215 UTC MON MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 02S90W TO 05S93W TO 
06S101W TO 03S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 210 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 99W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 108W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.