000
FZPN04 KNHC 162217
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N95W 
TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST S CENTRAL PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.