000
FZPN04 KNHC 051027
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT 18.5S112W TO 17S120W AND RIDGE 18.5S97W TO 
11S118W. S OF 16S BETWEEN 83W AND 97W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 03S120W TO 09S90W TO 18.5S74W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT S OF AREA AND RIDGE 18.5S100W TO 
14S120W. FORECAST AREA NE OF RIDGE AND SW OF LINE 00S95W TO 
07S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 17S79W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 18.5S106W TO 16S120W. FORECAST AREA E OF 
110W AND NE OF RIDGE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.