000
FZPN04 KNHC 200448
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 01S TO 12S W OF 105W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL.  S OF 09S BETWEEN 108W 
AND 82W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 12S E OF 82W...WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 07S W OF 102W...SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
9 FT IN S SWELL.  S OF 08S E OF 86W...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
10 FT IN S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 03S E OF 107W...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 08S BETWEEN 98W AND 88W...S TO SE WINDS 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 100W...WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.