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FZPN04 KNHC 041039
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED APR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 18.5S120W TO 05S95W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL. S OF 05S W OF 
95W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 81W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 02S BETWEEN 96W AND 100W W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 90W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED SW AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S105W TO 11S85W TO 18.5S85W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 104W AND 113W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY W SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 01S W OF LINE FROM 01S100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC WED APR 04...
.TROUGH FROM 04S88W TO 01S104W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 97W.

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.