000
FZPN04 KNHC 282219
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SAT FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT WITH SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S108W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S105W TO 18.5S85W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S100W TO 18.5S85W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.