000
FZPN04 KNHC 151628
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MERGING SW...W...AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S SWELL E OF 87W AND W 
OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MERGING SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MERGING SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN W SWELL E OF 102W AND SE SWELL W OF 102W. FROM 05S 
TO 10S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SE 
AND 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.