000
FZPN04 KNHC 041033
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC MON MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 18.5S111W TO 17S120W. S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF TROUGH N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 18.5S 110W TO 17S120W...RIDGE 18.5S92W TO 
11S120W. BETWEEN TROUGH AND RIDGE N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S120W TO 09S90W TO 
18.5S74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH SW OF AREA...RIDGE 18.5S100W TO 
13S120W. SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 15S E OF 90W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.