000
FZPN04 KNHC 081032
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED APR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 03S80W TO 
11S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTIONS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTIONS.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC WED APR 08...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 10S109.5W AND FROM 06S TO 
08S BETWEEN 95W AND 98W.

.TROUGH FROM 04S106W TO 04S111W TO 07S116W TO 07S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03S TO 05S BETWEEN 109W AND 112W AND FROM 07S TO 
11S W OF 116W.

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.