000
FZPN04 KNHC 201630
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 00N93W TO 09S84W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT S OF 15S E OF 87W 9 TO 10 FT
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 07S88W TO 13S77W 
EXCEPT N OF 05S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 14S BETWEEN 93W AND 114W E TO SE
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 03N94W TO 10S88W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.