000
FZPN04 KNHC 181022
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 12S BETWEEN 90W TO 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02S TO 10S W OF 105W 
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 
18.5S110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 12S BETWEEN 103W TO 115W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
02S120W TO 05S95W 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.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.