000
FZPN04 KNHC 181044
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 09S W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 10S TO 17S E OF 82W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF 
LINE 00S93W TO 05S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 13S W OF 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. S OF 07S E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORM 04S TO 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVE AND SW SWELL. FROM 12S TO 
17S E OF 78W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S97W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.