000
FZPN04 KNHC 121615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SUN APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S W OF 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N100W TO 18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S W OF 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N100W TO 10S87W TO 
18.5S87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S87W 
TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1630 UTC SUN APR 12...
TROUGH FROM 04S92W TO 04S105W TO 03S109W TO 03S117W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. SIMILAR CONVECTION 
IS NEAR 08.5S117W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.