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FZPN04 KNHC 181623
HSFEP3

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
S AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 02S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.