000
FZPN04 KNHC 310423
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED DEC 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 05S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 112W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N110W TO 18.5S101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 13S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
00N102W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NI SW 
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.