000
FZPN04 KNHC 091016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 10S BETWEEN 96W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH 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 12S W OF 100W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 
18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC THU APR 09...

.TROUGH FROM 06S88W TO 05S99W TO 03S109W TO 04S114W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03S TO 07S BETWEEN 98W AND 107W.

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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.