000 FZPN04 KNHC 241616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI DEC 24 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11S TO 05S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE 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 CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.