000
FZPN04 KNHC 051623
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT 18.5S111W TO 17S120W AND RIDGE 18.5S97W TO 
12S118W. S OF LINE FROM 18.5S82W TO 14S100W...SE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN MIXED S SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. FROM 03S 
TO 08S BETWEEN 117W AND 103W...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED S SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S120W TO 
02S112W TO 15S75W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT S OF AREA AND RIDGE 18.5S100W TO 
14S120W. FORECAST AREA NE OF RIDGE AND SW OF LINE 00S98W TO 
07S79W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
TO S SWELL...HIGHEST SE.
.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.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.