Southeast Pacific High Seas Forecast

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FZPN04 KNHC 091701
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAY 09 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 11.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S BETWEEN 84W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 00N115W TO 18.5S109W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 00N109W TO 
18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S E OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S E OF 99W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER BELL/KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.