000
FZPN04 KNHC 031026
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 THU APR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 03
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 04
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 05

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.SW OF LINE FROM 09S87W 16S79W TO 96W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 9 IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR 
AT 92W TO 4S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 10S86W TO 15S77W TO 96W SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 3S120W TO 7S92W TO 15S78W IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W TO 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 3S120W TO 5S99W TO 
12S87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC THU APR 03.
TROUGH ALONG 8S84W 8S90W 6S93W 4S100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. 
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W 
AND 95W. 


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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH