000
FZPN04 KNHC 012224 RRA
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU JAN 01 2009

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 03S W OF 110W...E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N1118W TO 
18.5S95W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02S TO 12S W OF 108W...E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
00N105W TO 18.5S80W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 13S W OF 105W...E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 14S76W...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.