000
FZPN04 KNHC 231016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S BETWEEN 80W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N120W TO 
02S100W TO 09S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MAINLY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W AND 
ALSO ELSEWHERE S OF 08S E OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 115W E TO SE TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 09S120W TO 07S100W 
TO 10S79W 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.

.CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC MON MAR 23...
TROUGH FROM 06S86W TO 02S98W TO 05S110W TO 03S118W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
06S92W TO 04S100W TO 08S107W TO 07S112W..

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.