000
FZPN04 KNHC 162240
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 06S120W TO 16S90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN IN MIXED SE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE...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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.