000
FZPN04 KNHC 160415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09S W OF 97W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7.5S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 101W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W 
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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.