000 FZPN04 KNHC 222301 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED OCT 22 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED OCT 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S BETWEEN 93W AND 120W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 92W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 11S BETWEEN 85W AND 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 97W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.