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FZPN04 KNHC 311617
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 18.582W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S115W TO 06S95W TO 
18.5S98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 04S120W TO 
18.5S90W 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 SAT MAR 31...

.TROUGH FROM 02S87W TO 07S100W TO 05S105W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 06S TO 02S BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. 

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.