000
FZPN04 KNHC 181615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09S TO 18S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 102W S OF LINE FROM 07S102W TO 18.5S75W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
FROM 05S TO 12S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 15S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.