000
FZPN04 KNHC 171016
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 99W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE...NW...AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN IN MIXED SE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 00S92W TO 18.5S 81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 104W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE...NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 00S92W TO 14.5S76W TO 18S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 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.