000
FZPN04 KNHC 181639
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 18.5S88W TO 10S96W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 88W AND 104W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 11S120W TO 
18.5S104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 92W AND 109W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BUILDING SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1600 UTC WED MAR 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07S82W TO 06S92W TO 06S102W TO
07S110W TO 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 94W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.