000
FZPN04 KNHC 171636
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 100W 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 NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S92W TO
18.5S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 00S92W TO 18.5S79W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 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 DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.