000
FZPN04 KNHC 050434
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE MAY 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT 18.5S108W TO 15S120W AND RIDGE 18.5S97W TO 
11S119W. S OF LINE 04S120W TO 09S90W TO 18.5S78W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 18.5S95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT S OF AREA AND RIDGE 18.5S107W TO 
11S120W. SW OF RIDGE NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW 
OF LINE 00S98W TO 09S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 17S83W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 18.5S105W TO 15S120W. SW OF RIDGE NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FORECAST AREA NE OF RIDGE WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.