000
FZPN04 KNHC 200527
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S W OF 113W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 15S75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR S.

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

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.FORECASTER . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.