000
FZPN04 KNHC 151615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07S TO 14S W OF 105W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 88W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE 
AND S SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 10S.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. S OF LINE 01S120W TO 
04S100W TO 07S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 10S.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.