000
FZPN04 KNHC 171700
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 97W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S BETWEEN 80W AND 
97W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S107W TO 09S90W TO 18.5S 78W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 16S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W E TO SE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 11S 
BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S105W TO 10S86W TO 18.5S77W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 00S92W TO 10S84W TO 18.5S74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.