000
FZPN04 KNHC 202221
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SW OF LINE 00S91W TO 14S76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 600 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 00S103W TO 
18.5S89W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH SW PORTION S OF 17S W OF 
117W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.