000
FZPN04 KNHC 211035
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 02S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. S OF 05S BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
HIGHEST SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. FR0M 10S 
TO 16S W OF 108W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.