000
FZPN04 KNHC 220430
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SUN FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 90W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2200 UTC SAT FEB 21...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 08S98W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.