000 FZPN04 KNHC 020427 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 02 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU DEC 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 04. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 04S120W TO 06S100W TO 18.5S88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00S120W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 06S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.