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FZPN04 KNHC 261046
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED DEC 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 11S BETWEEN 79W AND 112W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 11S W OF 101W AND ALSO S OF 11S W OF 112W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED NW AND 
SE SWELL S OF 11S W OF 112W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 83W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 04S120W
TO 05S100W TO 18.5S78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED SE AND SWELL S OF 09S E OF 100W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 86W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
06S W OF 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.