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FZPN04 KNHC 160444
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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 FRI JUN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JUN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUN 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S82W TO 18.5S120W TO 07S120W TO
04S105W TO 05S96W TO 18.5S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 18.5S95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16S76W TO 18.5S120W TO 
03.4S120W TO 05S83W TO 16S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 18.5S91W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13S TO 16S WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF PERU
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

BEGINNING 1800 UTC JUNE 30 2017...THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR
METAREA XVI - THE SOUTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S
AND EAST OF 120W WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED BY THE TROPICAL
ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
DIRECTORATE OF HYDROGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION OF THE PERUVIAN NAVY.
TAFB WILL BE THE PRIMARY BACKUP ISSUING CENTER IN THE EVENT PERU
IS UNABLE TO TRANSMIT THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.