000
FZPN04 KNHC 172247
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 07S120W TO 11S101W TO 
18.5S86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 07S120W TO 
11S101W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 06S120W TO 
11S102W TO 18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC TUE FEB 17...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 06S94W
TO 06S97W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.