000
FZPN04 KNHC 201615
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC MON AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S E OF 100W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 
05S W OF 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE TO S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S90W TO 13S75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00S115W TO 11S85W TO 18.5S83W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 
FROM 00S95W TO 06S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.