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FZPN04 KNHC 171015
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC FRI AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 09S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S W OF 95W 
AND S OF 10S E OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND S SWELL W OF 95W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL E OF 95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 75W AND 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED SE AND 
S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.