000
FZPN04 KNHC 221615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 02S98W TO 18.5S74W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 14S BETWEEN 95W AND 106W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 00N102W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL S OF 10S AND IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL 
ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14S BETWEEN 97W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. FROM 05S TO 15S W 
OF 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 05S W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING SW 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.