000
FZPN04 KNHC 211028
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC SAT MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 08S120W TO 09S100W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
05S120W TO 08S90W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
00N120W TO 01S100W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1000 UTC SAT MAR 21...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09S98W TO 06S110W TO 06S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN A 45 NM RADIUS OF 
08S103W.

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.