000
FZPN04 KNHC 182217
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 18.5S74W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 12S77W 
...EXCEPT N OF 04S W OF 103W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.