000
FZPN04 KNHC 181639
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS8  TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 00N92W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 00N92W TO 18S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N92W TO 
15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.