000
FZPN04 KNHC 202231
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

. FROM 07S TO 14S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SW OF 
LINE 00S104W TO 18.5S75W... WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 10S BETWEEN 108W AND 118W...SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND 
WAVES. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S95W TO 10S78W...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC MON APR 20...
.SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM 03S100W TO 
02S125W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 00S-03S BETWEEN 107W 
AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.