000
FZPN04 KNHC 221643
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 12S W OF 104W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 10S96W TO 18.5S96W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELLS...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN SW SWELL EXCEPT NW PART 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S BETWEEN 88W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT S PART
9 TO 12 FT IN BUILDING S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N92W
TO 10S84W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW PART.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.