000
FZPN04 KNHC 201032
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 03S TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S 120W TO 18.5S75W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S105W TO 18.5S74W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S90W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1000 UTC MON APR 20...
.SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM 01S99W TO 
03S105W TO 01S110W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.