000 FZPN04 KNHC 172216 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON AUG 17 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON AUG 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE 13S120W TO 01S90W TO 01S80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S120W TO 00S85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S E OF 11OW E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.