000
FZPN04 KNHC 241625
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 03S100W TO 
18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 15S76W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 00S115W TO 
18.5S82W E TO 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.