000
FZPN04 KNHC 231017
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 02S120W TO 18.5S75W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S120W TO 18.5S75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.