000
FZPN04 KNHC 211647
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU AUG 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S E OF 100W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
E OF 115W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  REMAINDER OF 
AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 10S FROM 85W TO 100W  SE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 11 FT IN S SWELL.  REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 105W FROM 05S TO 15S  SE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 FT IN SE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 
06S81W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.