000
FZPN04 KNHC 092239
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC FRI APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 13S BETWEEN 87W AND 103W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
S PORTIONS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 
10S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.