000
FZPN04 KNHC 182245
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON AUG 18 2008

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 02S W OF 90W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN SW  
SWELL.  S OF 07S E OF 90W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 05S  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN 
S SWELL.  N OF 05S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 06S E OF 110W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 11 FT IN S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 
FT IN S SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.