000
FZPN04 KNHC 271640
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S100W TO 18.5S70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. SW SWELL MIXED WITH NE 
SWELL N OF 05S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S105W TO 
18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S105W TO 
18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.