000
FZPN04 KNHC 261645
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S113W 
TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 04S FROM 94W TO 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 18.5S70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...EXCEPT NE SWELL N 
OF 05S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS  
TO 9 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S110W TO 18.5S80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.