000
FZPN04 KNHC 161015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 74W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S78W TO 
18.5S73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN S 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 16S95W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 98W AND 82W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00S85W TO 04S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW 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.