000
FZPN04 KNHC 270448
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU MAR 27 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 29

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 16S TO 6S BETWEEN 95W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 
92W TO 4S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11S TO 6S BETWEEN 98W TO 112W SE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE EQUATOR AT 95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC TUE MAR 26...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH FROM 6S93W 6S100W. 

$$
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH