000 FZPN04 KNHC 212245 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON DEC 21 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON DEC 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S BETWEEN 87W AND 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 10S W OF 103W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST 10S FROM 90W TO 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 11S77W TO 03S97W TO 18.5S115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH NW SWELL W PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...S OF LINE FROM 12S77W TO 06S96W TO 10S110W TO 18.5S117W E TO SE 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. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.