000
FZPN04 KNHC 071028
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU JAN 07 2010

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 02S W OF 100W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED S AND SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S100W 
TO 15S80W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 02S120W TO 16.5S80W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08S W 
OF 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 02S120W TO 17S83W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 17S 
BETWEEN 80W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  

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

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.