000 FZPN04 KNHC 242221 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU SEP 24 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SEP 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S BETWEEN 80W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR S PORTION. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S E OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.