000 FZPN04 KNHC 230418 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT AUG 23 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 09S TO 15S W OF 111W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 02S110W TO 08S90W TO 17S80W TO 17S E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 15S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 03S92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF LINE FROM 04S103S TO 18.5S110W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR S. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.