000
FZPN04 KNHC 281715
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 THU FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 28
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 29
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 01

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.TROUGH 8S89W TO 7S97W TO 3S105W. S OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 20 KT
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W AND ALSO S OF
4S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 7S85W TO 7S90W TO 3S105W. S OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W AND ALSO S OF 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 7S E OF 85W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 7S85W TO 5S93W. S OF TROUGH SE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 10S W OF 93W
SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 4S
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH