000 FZPN04 KNHC 161620 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED DEC 16 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 13S91W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 11S90W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17S BETWEEN 87W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.