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FZPN04 KNHC 122226
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU APR 12 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 15S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 05S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S110W TO 
10S95W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00S150W TO 10S95W TO 18.5S79W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW 
PART.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC THU APR 12...
.TROUGH FROM 02S88W TO 02S102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

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

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.FORECASTER CAB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.