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CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0515 UTC WED MAY 24 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT JUST S OF AREA. FROM 16S TO 18.5S BETWEEN 98W AND 
105W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 03.4S96W TO 05S93W TO 16S90W TO 
18.5S89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18.5S81W TO 16S88W TO 14S114W. 
S OF FRONT BETWEEN 89W AND 114W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF FRONT E OF 89W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. ELSWHERE SW OF 
LINE FROM 03.4S99W TO 10S88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 18.5S79W TO 13S85W TO 
10.5S107W TO 13S115W. S OF FRONT TO 16S BETWEEN 93W AND 115W SE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
SW OF LINE FROM 03.4S100W TO 08.5S81W TO 18.5S78W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.