000
FZPN04 KNHC 172218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC WED SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 88W AND 103W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S112W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 79W AND 97W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S 
BETWEEN 87W AND 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05S TO 13S 
BETWEEN 83W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.