000
FZPN04 KNHC 242216
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 03S TO 15S W OF 101W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14S W OF 92W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 15S W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 15S BETWEEN 97W AND 
117W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
N OF 06S W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 101W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. N OF 05S W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 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.