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FZPN04 KNHC 282308
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 91W AND 101W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 13S E OF 91W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N91W TO 10S78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL FAR NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 14S BETWEEN 91W AND 112W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
SW OF LINE FROM 00N89W TO 07S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL EXCEPT NW SWELL FAR NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 14S BETWEEN 98W AND 116W E TO SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE
SW OF LINE FROM 00N90W TO 07S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT IN NW SWELL N OF 07S W OF 100W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2245 UTC MON MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...BEGINS FROM A STATIONARY 1010 
MB LOW NEAR 05S89W TO 05S97W TO 07S107W TO 03S113W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W 
AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN
100W AND 105W.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.