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FZPN04 KNHC 301617
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAR 30 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11S TO 16S BETWEEN 104W AND 111W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00N93W TO 
08S81W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
00N98W TO 05S86W TO 18.5S86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 30...
.TROUGH FROM 05S92W TO 06S101W TO 01S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM SW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 96W AND 106W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN BETWEEN 107W AND 110W.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.