000
FZPN04 KNHC 180440
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SE SWELL. FROM 04S TO 12S BETWEEN 86W AND 97W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 88W 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL....HIGHEST SW. REMAINDER OF 
AREA W OF 81W WINDS TO 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.