000
FZPN04 KNHC 211645
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 03S TO 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. S OF 12S W OF 110W E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 104W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 13S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
FAR NW PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 08S101W TO 18.5S101W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
PART. BETWEEN SAME LINE AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.