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FZPN04 KNHC 022218
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU APR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S W OF 100 W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2300 UTC THU APR 02...
.TROUGH FROM 04S102W TO 09S109W TO 05S118W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 07S TO 10S BETWEEN 106W AND 111W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.