000
FZPN04 KNHC 182215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 14S BETWEEN 102W AND 112W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 100W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 02S WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 103W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
SW OF LINE 00S104W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VI SIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.