000
FZPN04 KNHC 121621
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00S100W TO 15S76W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S FROM 90W TO 112W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1600 UTC THU FEB 12...
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05S TO 08S BETWEEN 
90W AND 94W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 45 NM OF 06S111W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.