000
FZPN04 KNHC 251615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 07S120W TO 07S95W TO 18.5S77W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N96W TO 18.5S74W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...EXCEPT NE 
SWELL N OF 05S.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S97W TO 14S76W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.