Southeast Pacific High Seas Forecast

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FZPN04 KNHC 201624
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1715 UTC WED AUG 20 2008

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 10S E OF 100W SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 10S E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 95W SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. N OF 05S E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 15S W OF 110W E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT WITH SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.