000
FZPN04 KNHC 220415
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC FRI AUG 22 2008

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S BETWEEN LINE FROM 07S87W TO 18.5S80W TO 95W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S E OF 115W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 14S W OF 96W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 12S E OF 86W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15S E OF 104W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 15S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N97W TO 12S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW.


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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.