000 FZPN04 KNHC 202230 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED JAN 20 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED JAN 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 100W AND S OF 10S FROM 90W TO 100W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 103W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED WW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 96W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.