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FZPN04 KNHC 240415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC TUE APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 17S TO LINE FROM 06S120W TO 10S93W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 02S120W TO 01S115W TO 05S92W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07S TO 14S BETWEEN 100W AND 113W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF 
LINE FROM 03S120W TO 01S97W TO 04S90W TO 16S81W TO 18.5S91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S BETWEEN 100W AND 113W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 15S E OF 94W S TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 00N98W TO 09S90W TO 18.5S83W 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.