000
FZPN04 KNHC 171039
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 SAT MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 18.5S104W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S107W TO 15S115W. S OF 15S 
WITHIN 420 NM NE OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S97W TO 11S112W. S OF 16S 
WITHIN 240 NM NE OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
S SWELL. SW OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.