000
FZPN04 KNHC 241016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MAINLY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 98W AND ALSO FROM 12S TO 09S E 
OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S W 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 WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S 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 0900 UTC TUE MAR 24...

TROUGH FROM 05S94W TO 04S103W TO 07S110W TO 06S118W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN A 75 NM RADIUS OF 04S102W.

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.