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FZPN04 KNHC 241019
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC TUE APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 17S TO LINE FROM 06S120W TO 10S90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 02S120W TO 01S115W TO 05S92W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 100W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
FROM 02S120W TO 01S98W TO 15S81W TO 18.5S91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM S OF 13S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 00N99W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

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

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.