000
FZPN04 KNHC 232215
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05S TO 11S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N99W TO 14N79W 
TO 18.5S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL S OF 10S AND IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL N OF 10S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13S TO 04S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 8 FT 
IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14S W OF 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 4.5S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED NW...SW...AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 4.5S W OF 
107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.