000
FZPN04 KNHC 172215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.S OF LINE FROM 06S120W TO 06S90W TO 10S78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 06S120W TO 06S95W TO 12S78W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.