000
FZPN04 KNHC 261016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S SE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 BETWEEN 85W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W 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 0930 UTC THU MAR 26...
TROUGH FROM 05S98W TO 03S103W TO 07S114W TO 05S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 06S98W TO 05S103W AND ALSO FROM 07S TO 04S BETWEEN 105W AND 
109W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.