000
FZPN04 KNHC 181018
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC THU FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10S TO 05S W OF 104W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW...SW...AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S92W 
TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 14S76W TO 18.5S78W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 109W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW...SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
00N92W TO 13.5S76W TO 18.5S73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN PRIMARILY 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.