000
FZPN04 KNHC 261646
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10S W OF 108W  SE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 10S  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10S W OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 08S W OF 100W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC THU MAR 26...
TROUGH FROM 04S98W TO 03S105W TO 07S114W TO 05S120W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 110W. 

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.