000
FZPN04 KNHC 142231
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU JAN 14 2010

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 97W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 02S TO 10S 
BETWEEN 100W AND 106W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL W OF 90W AND PRIMARILY SW SWELL E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 05S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.