000
FZPN04 KNHC 241017
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 10S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16S W OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 16S85W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 13S W OF 107W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14S W OF 97W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND W TO 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 HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.