000
FZPN04 KNHC 221626
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 12S BETWEEN 81W AND 104W SE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
05S115W TO 05S87W TO 15S75W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 03S WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. N OF 30S 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S E OF 98W AND S OF 04S W OF 98W... 
EXCEPT S OF 10S W OF 110W...SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S E OF 94W AND S OF 03S W OF 94W... 
EXCEPT S OF 12S W OF 107W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W AND S OF 04S 
E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.