000
FZPN04 KNHC 171655
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S W OF 113W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 18.5S 77W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 15S W OF 112W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 11 
FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 09S W OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE FEB 17...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 06S86W TO 07S95W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.