000
FZPN04 KNHC 182217
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC MON MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 07S120W TO 07S100W TO 18.5S78W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 03S120W TO 03S103W TO 15S75W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 00S120W TO 
07S90W TO 18.5S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 17S75W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.