000
FZPN04 KNHC 232249
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2200 UTC MON MAR 23...

TROUGH FROM 06S85W TO 04S96W TO 06S110W TO 08S110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04S TO 07S BETWEEN 89W AND 95W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05S TO 09S BETWEEN 100W 
AND 112W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.