000
FZPN04 KNHC 161016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE FEB 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 96W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 99W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW...SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.