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FZPN04 KNHC 221619
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S W OF 90W AND FROM 04S TO 08S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW 
OF LINE 00S115W TO 12S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL E OF 82W. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 06S81W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 05S120W TO 05S90W TO 10S78W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S98W TO 05N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.