000
FZPN04 KNHC 252218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 03S W OF LINE FROM 03S105W TO 11S92W TO 18.5S100W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03S W OF 
97W107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF A LINE FROM 03S105W TO 10S98W TO 
18.5S106W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY W 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03S W OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 11S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11S W 
OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN PRIMARILY 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.