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FZPN04 KNHC 232242
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 11S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 05S TO 10S W OF 115W. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 05S W OF WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
03S100W TO 09S89W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 88W AND 101W AND FROM 06S TO 
13S BETWEEN 101W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 03S107W TO 
09S89W TO 15S77W 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.