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FZPN04 KNHC 231036
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 08S W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 90W AND IN SE SWELL W OF 90W. FROM 
03S TO 08S W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 
SWELL. S OF 10S BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S BETWEEN 75W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED SE AND SW 
SWELL E OF 85W. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 00N103W TO 
05S81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10S120W 
TO 18.5S76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 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.