GMDSS_METAREA16_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FZPN04 KNHC 091015 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC TUE FEB 09 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10S W OF 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 03S TO 10S W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 10S W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 10S W OF LINE FROM 10S113W TO 18.5S104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL S OF 10S AND IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL N OF 10S. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.= ==========