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FZPN04 KNHC 151615
HSFEP3

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU JUN 15 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU JUN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUN 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S91W TO 18.5S110W TO 16S104W TO 
16S98W TO 18.5S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 18.5S85W TO 18.5S120W TO 16S120W TO 10S103W TO 
18.5S85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S87W TO 18.5S106W 
TO 14S109W TO 13S94W TO 18.5S87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
18.5S79W TO 18.5S120W TO 07S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 03.4S96W TO 
10S84W TO 18.5S79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.  

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

BEGINNING 1800 UTC JUNE 30 2017...THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR
METAREA XVI - THE SOUTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S
AND EAST OF 120W WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED BY THE TROPICAL
ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
DIRECTORATE OF HYDROGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION OF THE PERUVIAN NAVY.
TAFB WILL BE THE PRIMARY BACKUP ISSUING CENTER IN THE EVENT PERU
IS UNABLE TO TRANSMIT THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.