000 FZPN04 KNHC 221628 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE DEC 22 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S FROM 87W TO 107W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 08S W OF 110W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 10S78W TO 03S105W TO 18.5S114W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH NW SWELL WEST PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07S W OF 112W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF LINE FROM 10S78W TO 06S105W TO 18.5S120W E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH NW SWELL N OF 10S. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 10S78W TO 03S95W TO 03S110W TO 18.5S116W E TO SE 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 LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.