000
FZPN04 KNHC 312245
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF 110W AND S OF 05S...E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED E WAVES AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 10S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S...W OF 105W...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...AND E 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 18.5S92W...E TO SE 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S W OF 105W...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND E WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00S100W TO 18.5S80W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.