000
FZPN04 KNHC 241646
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S FROM 90W TO 100W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 09S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 16S FROM 88W TO 103W  E TO SE WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 10S  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 15S FROM 90W TO 100W  E TO SE WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 10S  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE MAR 24...
TROUGH FROM 05S95W TO 06S106W TO 07S114W.  ISOLATED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM FROM AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.