000
FZPN04 KNHC 181019
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 12S BETWEEN 99W AND 111W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N105W TO 04S81W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL FAR NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL W OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00N100W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC WED APR 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 02S96W.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.