000 FZPN04 KNHC 091615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED DEC 09 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED DEC 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 11S BETWEEN 97W AND 110W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04S BETWEEN 109W AND 118W. SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.