000
FZPN04 KNHC 091622
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN SW 
SWELL S OF 10S W OF 105W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW PORTION.
.48 FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW PORTION.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1600 UTC THU APR 09...

.TROUGH FROM 06S94W TO 04S105W TO 04S112W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 03S TO 07S BETWEEN 99W AND 105W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.