000
FZPN04 KNHC 182245
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC TUE MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 04S E OF 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL.  REMAINDER AREA...EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL N OF 
10S AND 10 TO 16 FT IN SW SWELL S OF 10S...HIGHEST SEAS FAR SW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 04S TO 10S BETWEEN 98W AND 112W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.  REMAINDER 
AREA...EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 92W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 16 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR S PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  ENTIRE AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 16 FT IN 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 COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.