000 FZPN04 KNHC 121020 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC WED AUG 12 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED AUG 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 15S TO 03S W OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15S TO 04S W OF 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S120W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.