000
FZPN04 KNHC 231618
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 05S120W TO 08S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 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 MON FEB 23...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 04S88W TO 06S106W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.