000
FZPN04 KNHC 181637
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 91W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 08S W OF 97W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  SW OF LINE 05S120W TO 18.5S79W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.