000 FZPN04 KNHC 171633 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SAT DEC 17 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT DEC 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S BETWEEN 100W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 03S120W TO 07S103W TO 18.5S89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 106W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 18.5S93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S W OF 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 06S120W TO 18.5S88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 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. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.