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FZPN04 KNHC 230417
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC MON APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04.5S TO 15S W OF 113W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 10S TO 17S W OF 90W SE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF 87W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 14S W OF 98W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
01S120W TO 05S93W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
SW OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 03S97W TO 15S82W TO 18.5S82W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.