000
FZPN04 KNHC 151618
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 10S90W TO 
18.5S84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 15S BETWEEN 85W AND 
95W. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 110W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED E AND SW SWELL. S OF 03S E OF 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SE 
PORTION OF AREA.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.