000
FZPN04 KNHC 180423
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN MAY 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 18.5S108W TO 16S117W. S OF 15S W OF 100W W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S99W TO 14S110W DIFFUSE TO
13S117W. S OF 15S WITHIN 360 NM NE OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. SW OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S95W TO 14S104W DIFFUSE TO 
9S113W.
SW OF LINE 18.5S90W TO 11S115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.