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FZPN04 KNHC 291615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
00N110W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 05S81W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S CENTRAL PART. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.