000
FZPN04 KNHC 152239
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. S OF LINE 10S105W TO 18.5S87W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 10S W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW...SW AND SE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND 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.