000
FZPN04 KNHC 261018
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 04S120W TO 10S95W TO 18.5S80W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S97W TO 15S75W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL 
N OF 05S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS  
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 14S76W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.