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FZPN04 KNHC 132228
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 UTC THU AUG 13 2009

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 03S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE 
WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. S OF 16S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S120W TO 02S105W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.