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High Seas Forecast (SE Pacific) (Text)

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CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE                            
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
0515 UTC WED MAY 22 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 22. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 23. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 00S117W TO 00S99W TO 18.5S72W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 02S87W TO 04S81W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 05S120W TO 07S81W 
TO 18.5S73W TO 18.5S103W TO 15S120W TO 05S120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.