000
FZPN04 KNHC 181617
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU AUG 18 2011
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 111W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 06S TO 15S BETWEEN98W AND 111W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 06S 
BETWEEN 86W AND 98W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 01S 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 95W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 95W S TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N105W TO 02S90W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 07S E OF 90W S TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.