000
FZPN04 KNHC 280415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0345 UTC SAT MAR 28...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 05S85W TO 05S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 116W TO 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.