000 FZPN04 KNHC 032259 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT JAN 03 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT JAN 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 05. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 05S TO 13S AND W OF 105W...SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S AND E OF 100W...SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 18.5S...BETWEEN 115W AND 100W...E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.