000
FZPN04 KNHC 242003 CCA
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 14S120W TO 06S107W TO 06S90W TO 18.5S75W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 06S120W TO 06S93W TO 18.5S80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1615 UTC TUE FEB 24...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 05S94W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.