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FZPN04 KNHC 101615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI APR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE 15S120W TO 18.5S114W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N97W TO 18.5S76W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.
.48 FORECAST SW OF LINE 15S120W TO 18.5S115W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1615 UTC FRI APR 10...

.TROUGH FROM 07S117W TO 07S120W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 
09S W OF 117W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.