000
FZPN04 KNHC 140416
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES 08S87W 1009 MB DRIFTING SW.  WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND SW QUADRANT WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 08.5S87W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
FORECAST AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 08.5S87W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15S AND W OF 106W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.