000
FZPN04 KNHC 272218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2200 UTC FRI MAR 27...
TROUGH FROM 07S85W TO 06S98W TO 05S120W. ISOLATED MODERATE  
WITHIN 240 NM OF AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.