000
FZPN04 KNHC 221615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 105W AND 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE 09S120W TO 05S100W TO 13S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 15S120W TO 05S100W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1615 UTC SUN FEB 22...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 08S93W AND 30 
NM OF 03S94W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.