000
FZPN04 KNHC 152244
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN FEB 15 2009

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 12S100W TO 15S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 
18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO 
05S100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.