000
FZPN04 KNHC 151623
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SUN FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W S OF LINE FROM 12S83W 
TO 12S104W TO 07S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N112W TO 
18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR S OF 15S W OF 106W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF LINE FROM 03S100W TO 
18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0345 UTC SUN FEB 15...
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF 07S98N.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.