000
FZPN04 KNHC 161624
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL W OF 85W AND SW SWELL E OF 85W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MAINLY NW SWELL W OF 90W AND SW SWELL E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.