000
FZPN04 KNHC 202215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 10S BETWEEN 98W TO 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N98W TO 00N94W TO 
12S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT S OF 10S E OF 90W IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S BETWEEN 99W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 05S W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 00N98W TO 14N76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09S TO 14S BETWEEN 95W AND 112W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 09S95W TO 09S87W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.