000
FZPN04 KNHC 201625
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC FRI MAR 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08S94W TO 06N115W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 105W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.