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FZPN04 KNHC 220418
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S W OF 97W AND FROM 05S TO 10S W OF 112W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF LINE FROM 01S120W TO 01S110W TO 10S83W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 75W S OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 10S78W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL 
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 82W. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N117W TO 
07S79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 02S WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.