000
FZPN04 KNHC 122229
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SAT SEP 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 98W...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 10S78W TO 00S96W...SE WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA...WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 100W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION.  
REMAINDER AREA...WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 98W...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. 

REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.