000
FZPN04 KNHC 172228
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08S TO 15S BETWEEN 91W AND 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S BETWEEN 93W AND 100W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND BUILDING SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC TUE MAR 17...
SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE WAS FROM 02S82W TO 05S89W 
TO 08S96W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 07S BETWEEN 87W AND 
89W.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.