000 FZPN04 KNHC 182218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU SEP 18 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S BETWEEN 87W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF A LINE FROM 05S110W TO 05S90W TO 08N80W. WINDS LESS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 T0 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 16S W OF 112W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.