000
FZPN04 KNHC 201033
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 01S TO 13S BETWEEN 115W AND 102W...SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL.  FROM 10S TO 17S 
BETWEEN 105W AND 84W...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 08S W OF 106W...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 02S E OF 108W...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 10S BETWEEN 94W AND 84W...S TO SE WINDS 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE E OF 98W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.