000
FZPN04 KNHC 230424
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 06S W OF 85W 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 LINE 01S120W TO 15S75W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S120W TO 18.5S75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.