000 FZPN04 KNHC 270416 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT DEC 27 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 DEC 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 07S TO 15S BETWEEN 105W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16S BETWEEN 96W AND 105W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 18.5S102W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 18.5S106W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .OTHERWISE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.