000
FZPN04 KNHC 260418
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S SE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
FROM 09S TO 07S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL. FROM 10S TO 06S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S SE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC THU MAR 26...
TROUGH FROM 06S95W TO 05S100W TO 08S110W TO 06S120W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS OF 05S98W AND 
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 05S101W TO 08S108W.

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.