000
FZPN04 KNHC 240454
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 24
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 25
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 26

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM S OF 5S 6S W OF 101W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W TO 13S76W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 3S W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 93W TO 
6S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 4S W OF 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W TO 
9S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH