000
FZPN04 KNHC 181631
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04S TO 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 104W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. S OF 12S E OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 11S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 11S E OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORM 04S TO 14S W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 16S E OF 87W SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.