000
FZPN04 KNHC 022233
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC FRI JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 16S AND BETWEEN 116W AND 95W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 
18.5S79W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 12S AND W OF 102W...E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE 
NE OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S100W...TO LINE FROM 00N101W TO 
18.5S75W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02S TO 12S AND W OF 110W...E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. 

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.