000 FZPN04 KNHC 311634 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED DEC 31 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED DEC 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 02. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S W OF 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 05S105W TO 18.5S90W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S W OF 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S100W TO 18.5S80W SE 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 LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.