000
FZPN04 KNHC 231635
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED DEC 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 420 NM LINE 04S103W TO 18.5S88W SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 600 NM LINE 00S113W TO 18.5S91W SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.