000
FZPN04 KNHC 162217
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N109W TO 18.5S73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 107W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
03S120W TO 06S92W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.