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FZPN04 KNHC 281033
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S AND FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W 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 12 FT 
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 105W 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 0830 UTC MON MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06S87W TO 05S95W TO 
06S102W TO 04S118W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 111W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.