000
FZPN04 KNHC 172259
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC SUN JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S 
OF 11S BETWEEN 86W AND 92W SE  WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S BETWEEN 90W AND 107W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 03W W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT FROM 03S TO 12S TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF A LINE FROM 
00N94W TO 11S88W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.