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FZPN04 KNHC 230417
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC THU AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 07S W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 95W AND IN SE SWELL W OF 95W. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 03S100W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL E OF 85W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 10S76W TO 
18.5S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 90W 
AND MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 75W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.