000
FZPN04 KNHC 151027
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SUN MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 08S120W TO 18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 12S BETWEEN 87W AND 80W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT MAINLY IN WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
03S120W TO 07S100W TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL...HIGHEST S CENTRAL PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 75W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL... 
HIGHEST S CENTRAL PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S85W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S SWELL.

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

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.