000
FZPN04 KNHC 211636
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC FRI MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 02S120W TO 02S96W TO 18.5S92W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S W OF 95W AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 85W AND 
95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND 
WAVES. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT  
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES...HIGHEST S OF 12S.  
REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.