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FZPN04 KNHC 232215
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2315 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE 05S120W TO 05S88W TO 09S79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 85W AND IN SE 
SWELL W OF 85W. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S97W TO 06S81W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 05S120W TO 06S90W TO 10S78W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 90W AND S OF 10S E OF 90W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL 
E OF 85W AND IN SE SWELL W OF 85W. 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.