000
FZPN04 KNHC 041622
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 15S120W TO 18.5S111W. S OF FRONT...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 101W...  
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 10S...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 18.5S118W TO 18S113W TO 18.5S111W...AND 
RIDGE 18.5S99W TO 11S120W. BETWEEN TROUGH AND RIDGE...N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S120W TO 
09S90W TO 18.5S74W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH SW OF AREA...RIDGE 18.5S100W TO 
13S120W. SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 08S79W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15S E OF 
90W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.