000
FZPN04 KNHC 180433
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC SAT APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 03S TO 11S BETWEEN 90W TO 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. N OF 10S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 13S120W TO 
18.5S114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 12S BETWEEN 103W TO 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
02S120W TO 18.5S88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC FRI APR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 03S105W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 115W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.