000 FZPN04 KNHC 190453 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT DEC 19 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 103W SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W AND S OF 15S BETWEEN 76W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 88W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 14.5S120W TO 18.5S116W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.