000
FZPN04 KNHC 170420
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S BETWEEN 87W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 02S W OF LINE 
FROM 02S95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 75W AND 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
05S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13S TO 17S BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 03S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.