000
FZPN04 KNHC 202220
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC FRI MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED S AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S78W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
00S90W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.REMINDER 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.