000
FZPN04 KNHC 251641
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S FROM 85W TO 100W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 08S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 08S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 08S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT
IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 25...
TROUGH FROM 06S96W TO 08S110W TO 06S120W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 10S11W.  ISOLATED MODERATE 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.