000
FZPN04 KNHC 221633
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 13S W OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S90W TO 18.5S80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC WED APR 22...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05S99W TO 06S108W TO 04S130W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.