000
FZPN04 KNHC 290417
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S BETWEEN 103W AND A LINE FROM 05S95W AND 18.5S77W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER 
AREA EXCEPT N OF 02S E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 13S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 05S E OF 
92W 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 0300 UTC TUE MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...FROM 1009 MB LOW NEAR 05S89W 
TO 04S95W TO 08S106W TO 04S114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 
N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS E OF 93W AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 107W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.