000 FZPN04 KNHC 030445 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU SEP 03 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU SEP 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 05. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S E OF 114W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE AND S SWELL...HIGHEST SE. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S E OF 95W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03S TO 15S BETWEEN 95W AND 116W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 95W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.