000
FZPN04 KNHC 271639
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S W OF 110W  SE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 07S  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 08S W OF 115W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 06S W OF 100W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC FRI MAR 27...
TROUGH ALONG 07S84W TO 06S95W TO 05S105W 06S120W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120W NM OF TROUGH AXIS. 

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.