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FZPN04 KNHC 291615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S91W TO 04S80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S81W TO 05N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S105W TO 15N77W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1430 UTC TUE MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06S88W TO 05S91W TO 03S96W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 88W TO 93W.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.