000
FZPN04 KNHC 090424
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 11S BETWEEN 88W AND 103W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN SW 
SWELL S OF 13S W OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N94W TO 13S88W TO 16S75W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC THU APR 09...

.TROUGH FROM 06S88W TO 05S93W TO 06S99W TO 03S106W. SECOND 
TROUGH FROM 07S113W TO 08S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 
05S BETWEEN 101W AND 106W AND FROM 07S TO 10S BETWEEN 113W AND 
117W.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.