000
FZPN04 KNHC 181022
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 04S W OF 94W AND S OF 08S E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL E OF 85W AND SW 
SWELL W OF 85W. REMAINDER AREA...EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 14S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA...EXCEPT N 
OF 03S E OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMAINDER AREA...EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 88W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.