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FZPN04 KNHC 221017
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 87W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S92W TO 05S81W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 87W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 
00S84W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 93W AND 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE 06S120W TO 
00S86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0915 UTC FRI APR 22...

.TROUGH FROM 01S96W TO 07S89W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS.  

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.