000 FZPN04 KNHC 180434 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI DEC 18 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI DEC 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 92W WINDS L1ESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 88W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 118W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.