000
FZPN04 KNHC 011015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI JAN 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE 00N88W TO 18.5S78W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07S W OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 
18.5S75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 
SWELL EXCEPT NEW SW SWELL OVER FAR SW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 03S120W TO 18.5S105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF 
LINE 00S97W TO 18.5S82W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND NW SWELL.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.