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FZPN04 KNHC 221625
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 08S BETWEEN 93W AND 99W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. S OF 12S BETWEEN 87W 
AND 118W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S98W TO 06S82W TO 12S78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 87W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 
00S84W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 88W AND 115W 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 1530 UTC FRI APR 22...

.TROUGH FROM 03S98W TO 08S89W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS.  

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.