000
FZPN04 KNHC 262234
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13S TO 03S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S98W TO 15S75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S110W 
TO 05S98W TO 18.5S87W 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.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.