000 FZPN04 KNHC 231617 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE SEP 23 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N115W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 18.5S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.