000 FZPN04 KNHC 220416 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 22 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 10S TO 16S BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 10S78W EXCEPT S OF 14S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 480 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.