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FZPN04 KNHC 121639
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC THU APR 12 2012
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 16S W OF 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 05S120W 10S101W TO 18.5S91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S W OF 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 05S120W 10S99W
TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 11S96W TO 18.5S79W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1600 UTC THU APR 12...
.TROUGH FROM 05S86W TO 04S94W TO 02S101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF TROUGH.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.