000
FZPN04 KNHC 181647
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC TUE AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN 80W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SE TO SW SWELL. S OF 07S W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 110W SE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 
04S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.