000
FZPN04 KNHC 182225
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 03S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 95W AND FROM 95W TO 110W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 100W AND FROM 100W TO 112W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
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 LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.